Braised Veal with Gremolata
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 ounce dried porcini
- 1 (4 1/2- to 5-pounds) boneless veal shoulder roast, rolled and tied by butcher
- 2 large garlic cloves, cut lengthwise into 20 thin slices
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon potato starch dissolved in 1 1/2 tablespoons cold water
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- Accompaniment: porcini matzo polenta wedges
- Pour boiling water over porcini in a bowl and let stand until softened, 10 to 20 minutes.
- Lift out porcini, squeezing excess liquid back into bowl, and rinse to remove any grit.
- Pour soaking liquid through a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel into another bowl.
- Chop porcini and reserve for polenta.
- Pat veal dry and cut 20 (1 1/2-inch-deep) slits all over with a thin-bladed knife.
- Stuff each slit with a slice of garlic, then season veal with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in a 4- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown veal on all sides, about 10 minutes.
- Add wine and deglaze pot by boiling over high heat (keep veal in pot), stirring and scraping up brown bits, until wine is reduced by half, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in porcini-soaking liquid and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer gently, covered, turning veal every 30 minutes, until meat is tender, about 2 hours.
- Transfer veal to a cutting board and cool completely.
- Skim any fat and froth from surface of pan juices, then boil until reduced to about 2 cups.
- Pour through a very fine sieve into a saucepan and bring to a simmer.
- Stir dissolved potato starch, then whisk into pan juices.
- Simmer sauce until slightly thickened.
- Stir together gremolata ingredients.
- Stir half of gremolata into sauce and season with salt and pepper.
- Chill remaining gremolata, covered.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Remove strings from veal and cut meat across the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- Overlap slices in a 13- by 9-inch ceramic or glass baking dish and pour sauce over meat.
- Cover dish with foil and heat in middle of oven 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle with remaining gremolata.
boiling water, porcini, veal shoulder roast, garlic, olive oil, white wine, starch, parsley, fresh basil, lemon zest, garlic, accompaniment
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/braised-veal-with-gremolata-104893 (may not work)