Stuffed Veal Loin Served with Fresh Spinach
- 1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms, coarsely chopped
- 2 stalks celery, 1/4-inch dice
- 1 carrot, 1/4-inch dice
- 1/2 onion, 1/4-inch dice
- 1 cup prosciutto, 1/4-inch dice
- 2 tablespoons sage, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 head cabbage, julienned
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup raisins
- Pinch cinnamon
- 1 veal loin
- Caul fat
- Soak the mushroom in warm water for about 1 hour.
- Saute celery, carrot, onions, prosciutto and sage in butter over medium heat for about 4 minutes.
- Add cabbage and mushrooms and cook for 5 more minutes or until all the vegetables are tender.
- Add wine and let evaporate.
- Add raisins and a pinch of cinnamon.
- The stuffing should well cooked and with no liquid left.
- Clean the loin from the fat.
- Cut the loin in a half.
- With a butcher's knife make an incision lengthwise in the loin, that goes from one side to the other.
- Do the same with the other half.
- Stuff the loin with the cold stuffing, making sure to fill the loin evenly from one end to the other.
- Season the two pieces of loin with salt and pepper if you like.
- Wrap them in caul fat and butcher's twine.
- Saute the loin in butter or oil until golden brown and finish in a preheated 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes.
- The temperature of the meat should be 120 degrees.
- The stuffing should be slightly warm.
- Let the veal rest for 10 minutes in a warm place before serving.
- We serve the loin sliced with spinach, simply sauteed in butter and pine nuts.
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/stuffed-veal-loin-served-with-fresh-spinach-recipe.html (may not work)