Recipes
Quebec Milk-Fed Veal Stew with Olives
This recipe was prepared by Tony Spataro, chef
at the Da Toni restaurant
Yield: 4 servings
Preparation: 35 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes

  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) flour
  • To taste, salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 5 ml (1 tsp) ground sage
  • 675 g (1 1/2 lb) Quebec Milk-Fed Veal, cubed for stewing
  • As required, oil
  • As required, butter
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • 2 slices prosciutto, chopped finely
  • 250 ml (1 cup) dry white wine
  • 1 can, 19 oz Italian plum tomatoes
  • 90 g (3 oz) pitted black olives
  • As required, veal stock
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) cornstarch
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp) cold water
  • To taste, salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation
  • Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
  • In a bowl, combine the flour and seasonings.
  • Flour the milk-fed veal pieces.
  • In a large skillet, heat the oil and butter and brown the milk-fed veal well. Transfer the meat to an ovenproof stewing pot.
  • In the same skillet, sauté the garlic, onion and prosciutto until just lightly browned.
  • Transfer to the pot with the meat.
  • Deglaze the skillet with wine and reduce by half. Pour over the meat and add the tomatoes and olives. Add veal stock just to cover.
  • Bring the mixture to a full boil and cover.
  • Bake in the oven for 1 hour. Remove the meat from the pot and thicken the sauce, if necessary, with a little cornstarch dissolved in cold water. Adjust the seasoning and serve.
In collaboration with the magazine CUCINAetc.