Veal Stew with Dried Mushrooms
and Tomatoes
(serves four to six)
Ingredients:
600 g veal for stewing
(shoulder, flank) cut into cm cubes
25 g mixed dried
mushrooms (button, porcini, chanterelle)
1 onion
2 branches celery
100 g dried tomatoes
in oil
2 tblsp olive oil
1 tblsp flour
¼ tsp dried oregano
salt and pepper
100 ml white wine
250 ml veal or beef
stock
150 ml cream
1 tblsp lemon juice
Method:
Soak the dried
mushrooms for 30 minutes in warm water. Chop onion and celery into small cubes.
Season the veal and
fry in portions in hot olive oil. Keep warm. Gently fry onion and celery in the
same pan for a few minutes until they start to soften.
Put meat back into
pan, dust with flour and mix well. Add dried oregano and wine, bring to the
boil and reduce slightly.
Add stock and simmer
covered over low heat for an hour. If stew gets too dry, add some water. Drain
dried tomatoes and slice, add together with the cream and simmer for a further
30 minutes. Just before serving season with lemon juice plus salt and pepper to
taste.
Serve with rice, pasta
or mash.