| Level: | Intermediate |
| Total: | 3 hr 50 min |
| Prep: | 30 min |
| Cook: | 3 hr 20 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 7 cloves garlic, 4 whole and 3 smashed and finely chopped
- Crushed red pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh baby spinach
- Kosher salt
- 2 pounds assorted mushrooms, sliced thin, such as shiitake, cremini and oyster work well
- 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano
- One 3 to 4-pound veal breast
- 5 to 8 slices prosciutto
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, picked and finely chopped
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 fresh thyme bundle
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Coat a large straight-sided saute pan with olive oil. Smash 2 of the whole garlic cloves with the heel of your hand and toss them into the pan with a pinch of crushed red pepper. Bring the pan to a medium-high heat. When the garlic is golden brown and very aromatic, remove it from the pan and discard it, it has fulfilled its garlic destiny.
- Add the spinach to the pan, stir to coat the oil and season with salt. Cover the pan and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the lid from the pan and stir the spinach, it should be wilted. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Transfer the spinach to a mesh strainer to let any excess water drain out.
- Return the pan to the burner and coat the pan with olive oil and add in 2 more garlic cloves that have been smashed with the heel of your hand. Repeat the process of cooking the garlic to golden brown and discarding. Toss in a pinch of crushed red pepper and the sliced mushrooms. Season the mushrooms with salt and cook until they are soft and wilted, add a little more oil if they are a little dry. Taste the mushrooms and adjust the seasoning if needed. Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Squeeze out any excess liquid from the wilted spinach and coarsely chop. Add to the mushrooms, toss in the Parmigiano and stir to combine. Taste to make sure it is delicious. Reserve.
- Lay the meat out and gently pound to flatten. Sprinkle generously with salt. Lay the prosciutto slices down the middle of the veal. Lay a log of the spinach and mushroom mixture down the middle of the prosciutto. Roll the veal around the prosciutto and tie the veal with butcher’s twine.
- Coat a Dutch oven with olive oil and bring to a medium-high heat. Add the veal roll and brown on all sides. Remove the veal from the pan and reserve.
- Ditch any excess fat and add a few drops of new oil. Add the onions to the pan, stir to coat with the oil and season with salt. Lower the heat to medium and cook the onions, covered, for 7 to 8 minutes.
- Uncover the onions, they should be very soft and wilted. Add the chopped garlic and rosemary and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the wine and reduce by half.
- Return the veal to the pan and add chicken stock until it comes about halfway up the sides of the veal. Toss in the bay leaves and thyme bundle. Cover and place in the oven and cook for 1 hour.
- Remove the veal from the oven, turn over and add more stock if the liquid has reduced. Taste the braising liquid if the liquid level has reduced significantly. Cook for 1 hour.
- Remove the lid from the Dutch oven and braise for another 45 minutes to allow the liquid to reduce.
- Remove the veal from the oven, remove from the pan, cover with foil and let rest for 15 minutes. Place the Dutch oven on a burner over medium heat to reduce the braising liquid if it is too soupy. Taste the liquid to make sure the seasoning is correct.
- Slice the veal into medallions and serve with the braising liquid and onions.
- Wine Pairing Suggestion: Gavi
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 856 |
| Total Fat | 55 g |
| Saturated Fat | 20 g |
| Carbohydrates | 18 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Protein | 63 g |
| Cholesterol | 212 mg |
| Sodium | 1569 mg |
Reviews
I made this today for the 1st time and followed the recipe. It was delicious. Very tasty and the onion in the gravy was excellent on it. It’s definitely a do over with company next time. Not knowing anything about this cut of meat, it came with bone ribs and with a pocket. I decided to cut off the ribs and trimmed some of the fat. It was too tick so I didn’t pound it. I stuffed the pocket and put the rest of the stuffing on the outside of the pocket before I rolled it and tied it. Next time I buy it I’ll let the butcher debone it for me. Simply delicious!!!
When I saw Anne Burrell make this dish, I had to make it. We love veal and it looked so amazing. Well, it was horrible. There is so much fat on a veal breast. I was told by my butcher that the fat would cook away. I also did some research on a veal breast and read the same thing, the fat would cook away. Well, it did not. When we cut into the veal, we could not find the meat. I noticed a great deal of fat when Anne made it but I was assuming it was possibly the sauce and onions. For me, it was a waste of time and money. No wonder a veal breast is so cheap…there is no meat. I wish Anne would have used a different cut of veal because the filling and the sauce was quite good. Leftovers are going in the trash not in the fridge. If I could have given it 0 stars I would have.
This was a keeper. I had a 3lb. Veal breast with 2 ribs. I deboned it, but thought it was too thick to roll, so I separated the two pieces of meat and skewered them together side by side, forming a 12″ by 10″ flat. Pounded it a bit to even it and went on to fill it. I’m glad I halved the spinach mushroom recipe, because only 2/3 of that fit in. I also chopped the prosciutto first, so it wouldn’t get pulled out like the onion in an onion ring. I lightly floured the rolled roast so it would brown nicely, but not stick. This recipe was spot on. Next time I’ll try to find a larger veal breast. I ended up baking and serving the excess filling in a bowl. It all disappeared. A keeper!
Absolutely FABULOUS!!!
I made the veal roast last night. The recipe was as seen on TV with the exception of using the bones as a rack which I remembered from the show. It came out fantastic, served with roasted Brussels sprouts and roasted potatoes. Everybody raved!
I had this recipe on my mind for a while, and finally made it about a week ago. UNBELIEVABLE! Moist, flavorful, beautiful, and pure deliciousness. I noticed that the recipe does not tell you to “butterfly” the veal breast first, as Anne demonstrates on the show. It clearly is impossible to pound out a 4 lb. veal breast without butterflying it first. Sometimes, the written recipes on this website miss a few steps, but fortunately I watched the episode and knew what to do. I had some fennel hanging around the frig, so I added it to the onion base that the veal sits on while braising, and strained my sauce at the end, as I wanted the flavor, but not the onion/fennel stuff floating on top of my meat. I could have eaten the whole thing by myself. This is now a permanent inclusion to my repertoire of culinary delights.
OMG one of the best veal meals I ever had very easy to make <3
Delicious, but I definitely agree with Jim of Sunrise. It is impossible to flatten the veal breast. My mallet just kept jumping back at me. I think butterflying is the way to go, as Joanne did. I’ve had a lot of dinner parties in my lifetime and have never gotten such rave reviews as I did with this recipe.
I made this for Mother’s Day – super hit! This is a must-try recipe that will have you looking like a rock star. Ridiculously flavorful and beautiful to present at the table. A little time-consuming to butterfly and pound, so leave yourself time to prepare it or do that part in advance and store it unstuffed in plastic wrap until you intend to cook it. Only change I made was I bought a bone-in veal breast, separated the breast and used the ribs as a “rack” for the rolled veal. Nothing was left, even the ribs were eaten.
I was only able to find a veal breast with its ribs that had a pocket already in it-so no pounding to flatten or tenderize was necessary. I made everything exactly as in the recipe and the flavors were delicious. One day I will make more of an effort to find a veal breast without the bones.