Veal Piccata - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 lb. veal cutlets
    1/3 c. all-purpose flour
    1/3 c. olive oil
    2 Tbsp. butter
    1 c. water
    1/2 c. dry white wine
    1 envelope or cube chicken bouillon
    2 medium lemons
    parsley sprigs
    salt and pepper
Preparation
    With meat mallet, pound cutlets to 1/8-inch thickness.
    On waxed paper, sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper.
    Add flour and coat cutlets.
    In a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat in hot olive oil and butter, cook veal a few pieces at a time until lightly browned on both sides.
    Add more olive oil if necessary.
    Reduce heat to low.
    Into drippings in skillet, stir water, wine, bouillon and 1/2 teaspoon of salt, scraping to loosen brown bits.
    Return veal to skillet; cover and simmer 15 minutes until cutlets are tender.
    Cut 1 lemon and squeeze out juice.
    Thinly slice the other.
    Remove cutlets to platter; keep warm.
    Stir lemon juice in pan.
    Heat until boiling over high heat.
    Spoon over cutlets.
    Garnish with parsley. Serves 8.

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