Braising Liquid For Veal,Chicken Or Pork

• 1-Onion-peeled and rough chop
• 1-fennel bulb-rough chop
• 2-Lg Carrots-rough chop
• 1/2-Head Celery-chopped
• 6-Parsnips-rough chop
• 12-garlic cloves-cut in 1/2
• 5-Shallots-cut in 1/2
• 2 Cups Balsamic vinegar
• 2 Cups White wine
• 2 Quarts Chicken stock-could
• use low salt canned
• 4-Rosemary sprigs
• Salt and Pepper
• Oil for searing-your choice
• 1 to 5 lbs. Veal shoulder steak,veal shank,bone in chix breast,thigh/leg section or pork ribs/country ribs

1. 1)Preheat oven to 350F
2. 2)Season meat with salt/pepper
3. 3)Heat a lg saute pan or dutch
4. oven and add a small amount
5. of oil and add meat.Brown on
6. both sides and remove from
7. pan-place meat in a deep
8. sided roasting pan.
9. 4)Add all chopped vegetables
10. to pan and cook til a little
11. tender and browned.
12. 5)Add wine and stir to loosten
13. brown bits on the pans
14. bottom.
15. 6)Add Balsamic and let simmer
16. for about 10 minutes.
17. 7)Pour veg and liquid into
18. roasting pan.
19. 8)Pour in Chix stock and add
20. rosemary to roasting pan.
21. 9)Cover with foil and place
22. in oven for 2-3 hours
23. depending on the size and
24. type of meat used-chix will
25. cook faster,shanks and
26. thick boned meat will be
27. longer.Check doneness
28. several times.
29. 10)When meat is ready,remove
30. from liquid,set aside to
31. carve.
32. ------Optional------------
33. 11)Remove rosemary and throw
34. out.
35. 12)Strain and save liquid.
36. 13)Take veg mix and put in
37. food processor,pulse,add
38. a little of braise liquid
39. and pulse til pureed.Set
40. aside.
41. 14)In sauce pan,add 2 cups
42. braising liquid,simmer over
43. med heat til reduced a
44. little bit-about 10 min.
45. 15)Add some of the pureed veg
46. to thicken sauce and serve
47. over the meat.
48. 16)You can swirl in some
49. butter for a richer sauce
50. and adjust taste with
51. salt and pepper.

rough chop, chop, carrots, celery, chop, balsamic vinegar, white wine, chicken, salt, salt, veal shank

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/braising-liquid-for-veal-chicken-or-pork-50027581 (may not work)