1 1/2 pounds veal cutlets
for scaloppini, from the butcher counter
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup flour, a couple of scoops
4 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 4 turns
of the pan total
1 large or 2 small shallots, chopped
24 crimini (baby portobello) mushrooms,
thinly sliced
1 cup Marsala
1/2 cup beef stock, from canned soups
aisle
1 box, 12 to 14 ounces, egg fettuccini,
cooked to al dente
Finely chopped flat leaf parsley, for
garnish
Preparation
Season
veal with salt and pepper. Place a large
piece of plastic food wrap on a cutting
board or work surface. Arrange veal between
cutlets on the plastic wrap. Cover veal
with additional plastic wrap and a sheet
of waxed paper. Gently pound out veal
with meat mallet or a small, heavy frying
pan. Fold veal up in its plastic and waxed
paper wrapper and set aside.
Preheat a large skillet over medium high
heat. Build an assembly line between the
veal and the hot pan: veal, shallow dish
with flour, butter and olive oil, pile
of shallots and sliced mushrooms, Marsala
and beef stock. Place a large platter
over low heat on the burner adjacent to
your veal pan. Warm it, then turn off
the heat.
Begin cooking the veal Marsala just before
your egg fettucini goes into cooking water;
the veal will take 12 minutes, the pasta
7 or 8. If you are serving the suggested
side dishes or a salad, these dishes should
be assembled before the veal.
Dredge the veal lightly in flour. Saute
cutlets in a single layer 2 minutes on
each side. For each batch of veal, use
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, 1
turn of the pan, and 1 tablespoon butter.
Transfer cooked cutlets to the warm serving
platter. If you have a 12 to 14-inch skillet,
you should be able to make just 2 batches.
Add another tablespoon extra-virgin oil
and 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet.
Add half of the chopped shallots and all
of the sliced mushrooms to the pan and
season with salt and pepper. Saute the
shallots and mushrooms for 5 minutes.
Add Marsala to the pan and bring up pan
drippings. Add 1/4 cup beef stock and
when it bubbles, add 1 tablespoon butter
to the pan to gloss your sauce. Spoon
mushrooms and Marsala down over the veal.
Return the pan to the stove. Add remaining
extra-virgin oil, butter and remaining
shallots to the skillet. Cook shallots
1 to 2 minutes. Add remaining 1/4 cup
beef stock to the shallots and add the
egg fettucini to the pan. Toss fettuccini
with broth and butter and season with
salt and chopped parsley. Transfer pasta
to a serving dish and serve with warm
veal Marsala.
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