Uno Stufatino Di Vitello Recipes

Steps:

• Put half the oil in a large skillet or casserole, preferably nonstick, over medium-high heat. A minute later, add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until it wilts, about 5 minutes. Add the bread crumbs, garlic, mushrooms, and salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms have given up their liquid and become soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the pine nuts, marjoram, parsley, and Parmesan. Cool slightly.
• Put a portion of the filling into the center of each of the pieces of veal and roll up; seal with a toothpick and season the outside of the rolls with some salt and pepper. Put the remaining oil in the skillet and add 2 tablespoons of the butter. Turn the heat to medium-high. Brown the veal rolls quickly, just a couple of minutes per side (it may be easier to do this in batches), adjusting the heat so the meat browns without burning.
• With all the veal in the pan, add the wine and/or stock and let it bubble away for a moment. Turn the heat to low, then cover the pan and adjust the heat so the mixture simmers gently. Cook until the veal is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the veal to a warm platter; if the pan juices are thin, raise the heat to high and reduce, stirring, until less than 1/2 cup of liquid remains. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then stir in the remaining butter. Pour this over the veal rolls, garnish with parsley, and serve.

Steps:

• With a mezzaluna or a sharp knife, mince the prosciutto, pancetta, 3 cloves of garlic, and 6 leaves of sage together to make a paste.
• In a terra-cotta or enameled cast-iron casserole over a medium flame, warm the olive oil and heat the fragrant paste, sautéing it for a minute or two.
• Dry the veal on absorbent paper towels and, a few pieces at a time, seal the veal in the hot fat, coloring it well on all sides. Remove the veal to a platter and proceed until all of it has been treated. Toss the veal with the sea salt.
• Add half the wine to the still-warm casserole, stirring and scraping at the residue and permitting it to reduce for a minute or two. Add the tomatoes, the remaining wine, and the veal and bring the mixture to a quiet simmer.
• Cover the casserole, its lid barely askew, and braise the veal for 40 minutes. Add the peas and continue the gentlest braise for another 20 minutes, or until the meat is melting into its sauce. Permit the stufatino to rest for at least 1/2 hour or as long as several hours. Just before serving the veal, mince 2 cloves of the garlic, 3 sage leaves, and the lemon zest nearly down to a powder with a mezzaluna or a very sharp knife.
• Slowly reheat the stufatino-or, on a warm evening, present it at room temperature-ladling it into shallow bowls, dusting it with the garlic/sage/lemon mixture, and offering it with cold white wine and warm, just-toasted bread.