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Menu Plan for Winter I: Week 13, Day 2
Braised Veal with Garlic
Gnocchi
Parmesan Sunchokes Slices
Cooking time: 60 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for instructions
The gnocchi only cooks for a minute or two so do them at the last minute. If you can't find veal for braising you could use lean pork.
Braised Veal with Garlic
Total time: 60 minutes
Mediterranean cuisine uses a lot of garlic. The Spanish like it raw, rubbed on bread. The French like it whole, cooked to a beautiful, smooth creamy purée, which is what we are doing here. I peeled the garlic cloves... but it's really not necessary. Just pinch the cooked garlic out of the skin to eat.. As is so often the case, this will be enough for 4 persons or 2 meals.
Ingredients:
- 16oz (4820gr) veal, suitable for braising - stew meat, shoulder
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 tbs dried bread crumbs
- 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) dry white wine
- 1 head of garlic, 12 - 16 cloves
- 3 bay leaves
- 15oz (450gr) whole tomatoes
- 1 1/2 tbs cornstarch (maizena) dissolved in 2 tbs water
- 8oz (240gr) fresh gnocchi
Instructions:
- Cut veal into 1 1/2 inch (3.75cm) cubes.
- Separate garlic head, peeling cloves if you like.
- In a deep, heavy pan heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add half of the veal and brown on all sides.
- Remove and brown the other half. Remove.
- Add the bread crumbs, wine and stir well, scraping up the browned bits.
- Chop tomatoes, reserving all juices.
- Return veal to pan, add garlic cloves, tomatoes with juices and bay leaves. Bring to a boil.
- Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 45 minutes.
- Cook gnocchi according to package directions. Drain.
- Turn the heat up under veal and uncover. Give the cornstarch mixture a stir and add to the pan a little at a time until thickened to your liking.
- Spoon meat, garlic and sauce into a bowl and serve with gnocchi.
Parmesan Sunchokes Slices
Total time: 35 minutes
Sliced, coated with oil and baked. Simple, delicious. They don't get crispy, like potatoes so be a bit careful when taking them off the baking sheet. A nonstick baking sheet will work best. Sunchokes discolor quickly so keep in water after peeling if not preparing immediately.
Ingredients:
- 3 - 4 sunchokes, aka Jerusalem artichokes
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 tbs Parmesan
Instructions:
- Mix olive oil and Parmesan in a bowl.
- Peel sunchokes, cutting each sunchoke into 1/4 inch thick slices. Add slices to oil / Parmesan as you work, stirring to coat.
- Lay on a nonstick baking sheet with a lip.
- Put in a 400F (200C) oven and bake for 25 minutes. Serve.
Cooking Schedule: 60 minutes for menu |
Turn oven on, 400F (200C) |
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