Veal Chops Portuguesa Recipes

Steps:

• Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil with butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chops until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Once browned, stir in mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Add chicken broth and rosemary; cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in red wine, increase heat, and cook, uncovered, until sauce is reduced by half. Veal chops may be removed at any time to prevent over-cooking, then returned to the pan for the final minute.
• Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, and serve.

Steps:

• Whisk 3/4 cup oil and lemon juice in small bowl to blend. Mix thyme, salt, and pepper in another small bowl. Rub thyme mixture all over veal chops; place in glass baking dish. Pour oil-lemon marinade over; let stand 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Combine shallots, vinegar, and remaining 1/4 cup oil in medium roasting pan; toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until shallots are browned and tender, about 15 minutes. Add tomatoes to shallots and roast until tomatoes are soft and browned, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes longer. Remove pan from oven. Add capers and 1 tablespoon reserved brine and stir to blend.
• Meanwhile, heat large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Drain veal chops and transfer marinade to heavy small saucepan. Add veal to skillet and cook until browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer skillet to oven and roast veal to desired doneness, about 10 minutes for medium.
• Bring reserved oil-lemon marinade to boil; boil 2 minutes. Place 1 veal chop on each of 4 plates. Divide shallot-tomato mixture among plates. Spoon Soft Polenta alongside. Drizzle with oil-lemon marinade. Garnish with arugula and serve.

Steps:

• For sherry gastrique:
• Boil all ingredients in large saucepan until reduced to generous 2/3 cup, about 30 minutes. DO AHEAD: can be made 3 days ahead. Cool, cover, and chill.
• For veal chops:
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Sprinkle veal on each side with coarse salt, pepper, 1/8 teaspoon allspice, 1/2 teaspoon thyme; dust generously with flour. Heat 1 tablespoon chicken fat in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 chops. Sear until brown, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to rimmed baking sheet. Repeat with remaining veal chops.
• Place chops in oven and roast until cooked to desired doneness, about 5 minutes for medium-rare (135°F). Transfer chops to plates. Reserve baking sheet.
• Meanwhile, stir broth and cornstarch in small bowl to dissolve. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon drippings from skillet. Add broth mixture, gastrique, and any juices from baking sheet to skillet. Bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Boil until sauce thickens to desired consistency.
• Spoon gastrique over each chop. Serve with peperonata and remaining gastrique.
• What to drink:
• This dish needs a red wine with good acidity. The HAGAFEN 2008 NAPA VALLEY PINOT NOIR is top tier, and it's kosher. (California, $32).

Steps:

• Sprinkle veal chops with salt and pepper. In a skillet, brown chops on both sides in oil. Sprinkle onion into a greased shallow baking dish; dot with 1 tablespoon butter. Top with chops; drizzle with broth. Melt remaining butter; toss with bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over top. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 160°.

Steps:

• Preheat over to 425 degrees F (220 C).
• Peel, top and tail the parsnips.
• If they are large, cut into quarters; medium-sized parsnips can be cut in half.
• Place in a saucepan of cold salted water.
• Bring to a boil, then simmer 5 minutes.
• Drain and refresh with cold water.
• Toss drained, dried parsnips with 1/4 cup (50 mL) of Madeira, 2 Tbsp (25 mL) olive oil and sugar (or sugar substitute).
• Put in bottom of a roasting pan.
• Place in oven and roast for 10 minutes.
• Pat veal chops dry and season with salt and pepper.
• Set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, melt half the butter with remaining olive oil.
• Brown 3 chops well, about 2 minutes per side.
• Repeat with remaining butter and chops.
• Discard any fat from the pan and add remaining Madeira.
• Be careful, it may catch alight.
• Reduce by half, stirring to loosen any brown bits; (deglazing the pan).
• Add chops and coat with glaze.
• Remove the roasting pan from the oven.
• Turn parsnips.
• Place glazed veal chops on top.
• Pour remaining glaze over veal chops and return to the oven.
• Roast 12 to 15 minutes more until veal chops are cooked and the parsnips soft.

Steps:

• Season Chops with salt and pepper.
• Get a heavy frying pan hot, add oil.
• When oil is hot add chops Cook chops 3 minutes on each side to get caramelized.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer about 20 minutes.
• Turn chops during cooking and baste with juices in pan.
• Transfer chops to a serving platter and keep warm in the oven.
• Add tomato sauce, wine, lemon zest and garlic to pan, scraping up brown bits on bottom of pan.
• Cook until slightly thickened.
• Pour over chops.
• Sprinkle with parsley and freshly ground pepper.