Veal Scaloppine With Mushrooms Bordelaise
- 12 slices veal scaloppine, about 1 1/4 pounds
- 3/4 pound mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup peanut, vegetable or corn oil
- 1/4 cup flour
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 13 cup finely chopped shallots
- 13 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
- Pound the scaloppine on a flat surface with a flat mallet.
- Do not break the tissues.
- Set aside.
- Slice the mushrooms thinly.
- There should be about five cups.
- Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
- When it is hot and almost smoking, add the mushrooms.
- Cook over moderately high heat until the mushrooms give up their liquid.
- Cook until the liquid evaporates and the mushrooms are browned.
- Set aside.
- Heat the peanut oil in a heavy skillet.
- Dredge the scaloppine in flour seasoned with pepper.
- Cook the scaloppine, a few at a time, on both sides until lightly browned, about 45 to 60 seconds on each side.
- As they are cooked transfer them to a warm platter.
- Pour off the oil from the skillet in which the scaloppine cooked.
- Add the butter and when it is hot, add the mushrooms.
- Cook briefly, shaking the skillet and turning the mushrooms.
- Add the shallots and cook briefly, stirring.
- Add the wine and cook, stirring to dissolve the brown particles that cling to the bottom of the skillet.
- Pour the mushrooms over the veal and serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.
veal scaloppine, mushrooms, olive oil, peanut, flour, freshly ground pepper, butter, shallots, white wine, parsley
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/30 (may not work)