VEAL LOIN WITH SICILIAN BLOOD ORANGE SAUCE
- 1 veal loin with flank, about 6 pounds, frenched (you can ask your butcher to do this)
- 1 tablespoon mild-flavored oil, such as almond or safflower
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 6 blood oranges
- 2 lemons
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- Water, to cover
- 1 cup port
- 2 cups brown veal stock
- 1/4 pound unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Remove all the fat and sinew from the veal loin and reserve them.
- Rub the loin with oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a saute pan over medium high heat.
- Add the veal loin and sear until golden brown on all sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.
- Remove the loin from the pan.
- Place fat and trimmings in the bottom of a roasting pan and set the loin on top.
- Roast for 45 minutes.
- The roast should still be pink inside, not well done.
- Transfer it to a warm platter.
- While the meat is roasting, peel the skins of the oranges and lemons, and cut into julienne.
- Place in a small saucepan with the sugar and enough water to cover.
- Boil until the sugar begins to caramelize.
- Pour the julienne into a strainer and rinse briefly under water.
- Set aside.
- Squeeze the juice from the oranges.
- Remove fat and trimmings from the roasting pan and pour off any fat that has accumulated.
- Deglaze with the port and add the veal stock and orange juice.
- Simmer 15 minutes, strain, and reduce until only 1 cup remains.
- Whisk in the butter, 1 piece at a time, to slightly thicken the sauce.
- Reserve and keep warm.
- Place a slice of the roast on a warm plate.
- Cover with sauce and sprinkle with the julienne of orange and lemon peels.
- Serve immediately.
veal loin, mildflavored oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, oranges, lemons, sugar, water, port, brown veal stock, butter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/veal-loin-with-sicilian-blood-orange-sauce-recipe2.html (may not work)