Blanquette de Veau ( White Veal Stew )

• 3 1/2 lb veal shoulder, cut into 2 inch cubes
• 1 large onion, peeled and cut i halff
• 3 celery stalks, cut in 1 inche pieces
• 3 carrots, cut in 1 inch pieces
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 10 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 1 tsp dryed thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 fresh parsley sprigs
• 1 tsp black pepper and salt to taste
• 1 tsp or more to taste of hot sauce, such as Frank's brand
• 2 cup frozen pearl onions
• 8 oz small white button mushrooms
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 3 tbsp plus 1 teaspoon butter, salted or unsalted, divided use
• 3 large egg yolks, whisked with 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 3 tbsp all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup chopped chives and parsley, 2 tablespoons of each
• 1 cooked white rice to accompany recipe attached in direction step #11

1. In a large dutch oven or stock pot cover veal cubes and any bones with cold water.
2. Bring to a boil and boil 2 minutes.
3. This step is important to reduce the skum the meat produces and ensure a nice sauce later
4. Drain the meat, rinse to remove any skum and pat dry
5. Add the veal back to a clean large stockpot or dutch oven, add chicken broth, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, pepper and hot sauce.
6. Bring to a simmer and simmer, uncovered for 2 hours.
7. Skim off any skum that may form
8. Remove the meat and strain and reserve broth, meat, carrots and celery.
9. Discard the onion, bay leaf, parsley and any bones
10. In a medium sacepan melt 1 teaspoon of the butter add the mushrooms and 1/2 cup reserved broth, poach mushrooms, turning occasionally until tender and the liquid is almost gone, add mushrooms and any liquid to reserved veal
11. Measure broth and if you have more then 6 cups add it to a saucepan and reduce by boiling until you have 6 cups
12. In a clean stockpot or dutch oven melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter, whisk in flour and whisk 2 minutes, do not allow it to brown
13. Slowly add reserved broth, bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes, add frozen inions, mushrooms and veal with carrots and celery and simmer on low 5 minutes, add cream and lemon juice and simmer 2 minutes more
14. Temper egg yolk mixture by wisking some hot stew sauce into them until they are hot and blended
15. Add this mixture to stew, whisking until blended.
16. Simmer stew 10 to 15 minutes without boiling, stirring occasionally until slightly thickened.
17. Taste and add more salt, pepper or hot sauce if needed
18. Serve in bowls with white rice, recipe attached below Garnish with parsley and chives

veal shoulder, onion, celery stalks, carrots, garlic, chicken broth, thyme, bay leaf, parsley sprigs, black pepper, hot sauce, frozen pearl onions, white button mushrooms, lemon juice, heavy cream, butter, egg yolks, flour, chives, accompany

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/344060-blanquette-de-veau-white-veal-stew (may not work)