Saltimboccaburgers Recipes

Steps:

• Pound scallopini between pieces of plastic wrap until thin. Top each of the slices with a slice of prosciutto and a sage leaf. Secure prosciutto and sage leaf to the veal with a toothpick. Melt the butter in a pan large enough to accommodate the 4 veal slices and brown them on both sides for a few minutes. Sprinkle with fresh pepper and lightly with salt (prosciutto is already salty). Add white wine and reduce quickly over high heat until almost glazed. The whole procedure should not take longer than 5 minutes. Serve with "instant" polenta and/or saute of mushrooms and parsley.

Steps:

• Flatten chicken breasts by placing between plastic wrap and pounding with a mallet. Season with salt and pepper. Place ham, cheese and sage on breasts and fold over. Secure breasts with toothpicks. In a large nonstick skillet heat oil. Cook garlic until golden brown then remove from pan with a slotted spoon. Coat chicken breasts lightly with flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Add chicken breasts to skillet and saute until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side.

Steps:

• Pat veal cutlets dry. With a knife mince and mash garlic to a paste with salt. Spread about 1/2 teaspoon garlic paste on one side of 1 veal cutlet and arrange 3 sage leaves in one layer over paste. Cover veal cutlet with 2 slices prosciutto and secure prosciutto and sage with 3 wooden picks. Arrange veal cutlet, prosciutto side down, on a tray and season with pepper. Prepare more saltimbocca in same manner.
• In a 12-inch heavy skillet heat oil over high heat until it just begins to smoke and sauté 2 veal cutlets, prosciutto sides down, 30 seconds. Turn veal cutlets over and sauté 15 seconds more, or until veal is just cooked through. Transfer saltimbocca with tongs to a platter and keep warm, loosely covered with foil. Sauté remaining veal cutlets and keep warm in same manner.
• Pour off oil from skillet and return skillet to high heat. Add wine carefully and deglaze skillet, scraping up brown bits. Boil wine until reduced to about 1/3 cup.
• Discard wooden picks and serve saltimbocca drizzled with reduction sauce.

Steps:

• Place 2 slices of prosciutto on each piece of veal so they cover the ends and overlap in middle. Fold veal in half, securing with toothpicks in 2 places.
• In a medium nonstick pan, heat butter and olive oil until foamy. Add the veal packages and sage leaves, and sauté for about 1 minute on each side, turning once, until slightly brown. Season with salt as they cook, and sprinkle white wine into the pan as they finish. Discard sage and serve.

Steps:

• Using the flat side of a meat mallet gently pound pork slices between two pieces of plastic wrap. They should be 1/4 inch thick.
• Cover each slice with a piece of prosciutto, 1 fresh sage leave, and a sprinkling of dried sage.
• Fold each slice in half over prosciutto & herbs.
• Secure with a tooth pick.
• Season both sides with Salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Heat oil in large heavy skillet.
• Brown pork until lightly browned. 2 minutes per side.
• Remove pork. Set aside. Keep warm.
• Add wine, garlic, & mushrooms to skillet.
• Bring to a boil, scraping brown bits up.
• Cook 2 - 3 minutes until wine begins to reduce.
• Add stock and continue to boil until sauce turns syrupy. Taste for Salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Return saltimbocca to pan and warm through in sauce.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the veal, garlic and sage; season with salt and pepper. Form 4 patties, pressing your thumb in the center of each burger to prevent it from bulging while cooking.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat.
• Add the burger patties and cook through, about 3-4 minutes on each side.
• Top the burgers with the prosciutto and fontina. Cover the skillet to melt the cheese, about 3 minutes.
• While the burgers cook, toast the bread and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, dress the lettuce with the remaining 2 tablespoons EVOO and the lemon juice; season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Set each burger on a toasted bread slice; top with the romaine and another toasted bread slice.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F. Sprinkle veal on both sides with salt and pepper. Top each with 1 prosciutto slice and 1 sage leaf.
• Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over high heat until foaming. Working in batches and adding more butter as needed (reserving 1 tablespoon), cook veal in single layer, prosciutto side down, until brown, about 1 minute. Using spatula, carefully turn veal over, keeping sage leaf intact. Cook until brown, about 1 minute longer. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet; keep warm in oven.
• Add wine to pan drippings in skillet; cook over high heat until liquid is reduced by 1/3, scraping up browned bits, about 2 minutes. Add any juices from baking sheet. Swirl in remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Transfer veal to platter, pour sauce over, and serve.

Steps:

• Remove silvery membrane from surface of the tenderloin with a sharp knife. Reserve the trimmings. Trim off the small "head" pieces of the tenderloin where there is a natural separation; this is optional. Reserve.
• Cut tenderloin in half crosswise to make 2 equal portions. Cut each half lengthwise in half to make 4 pieces. Transfer to a bowl; refrigerate while you start the sauce.
• Chop the reserved trimmings very fine. Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat until caramelized and nicely browned, 4 or 5 minutes. Stir in broth and gelatin. Stir in water. Cook and stir over medium or medium-low heat at a low simmer until liquid is reduced by half, about 1 1/2 hours. Add more water if it reduces too quickly.
• Place pork sections between to pieces of plastic wrap. Pound to a thickness of about 1/4 to 1/8 inch thick. Remove top sheet of plastic wrap. Turn each piece over. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Dust very lightly with about 2 teaspoons flour. Flip back over; sprinkle with black pepper only. Press 3 sage leaves onto surface of each piece of pork. Cover completely with prosciutto, cutting or tearing strips to fit. A bit of overlap is okay.
• Place sheet of plastic wrap back over the pork and pound very lightly to make sure the prosciutto sticks to the pork. Transfer to a plate; cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
• Strain pork broth into a bowl.
• Place skillet over high heat; add olive oil. When olive oil is hot and shimmering, place pork pieces in the oil prosciutto side down. Cook about 3 minutes. Carefully turn pieces and cook another minute. Remove skillet from heat. Transfer pork to warm serving plates.
• Blot excess oil from skillet with paper towels. Add wine and pork broth. Cook over high heat until mixture thickens and reduces by about half, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Spoon hot sauce over pork sections.

Steps:

• Place 1 ham slice over each chicken breast and fasten with toothpicks. Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium high heat and fry chicken for 5 to 7 minutes, or until almost cooked through (juices run clear).
• Pour wine over chicken and allow to evaporate; place 1 cheese slice over each chicken breast and cover skillet. Cook until cheese has melted, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Pound each veal steak with flat side of meat mallet to tenderize and flatten slightly. Coat veal with flour; shake off excess. On each veal slice, layer 1 slice each prosciutto and cheese and 1 sage leaf. Roll up veal; tie with kitchen string or secure with toothpicks.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook veal rolls in butter about 5 minutes, turning occasionally, until brown. Add wine; sprinkle rolls with salt and pepper. Cover; cook over medium-high heat about 5 minutes or until veal is no longer pink in center.

Steps:

• Spread each slice of baguette with butter. On an un-buttered side, spread over half the chutney, top with a piece of prosciutto and 2 bocconcini halves. Top with a second slice of bread, buttered-side up, then top with a sage leaf and press down slightly. Repeat to make a second sandwich.
• Add a drizzle of oil and a knob of butter to a small pan. Fry the sandwiches over a low heat, turning, until golden and crisp, and the cheese is just melting. Eat immediately.