Recipes
Quebec Milk-Fed Veal Chop alla Mantovana
This recipe was prepared by Giovanni D’Agostino, chef
at the Riventino Ristorante
Yield: 4 servings
Preparation: 25 minutes
Cooking: 40 minutes

  • 60 ml (4 tbsp) butter
  • 450 g (1 lb) oyster mushrooms
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • As required flour
  • 125 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
  • 4 Quebec Milk-Fed Veal chops, 360 g (12 oz) each, French cut
  • 60 ml (4 tbsp) butter
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 250 ml (1cup) dry white wine
  • 250 ml (1 cup) demi-glace sauce
  • 20 g (4 slices) Asiago cheese
  • 45 ml (3 tbsp) butter
  • 2 leeks, white part only, julienned

Preparation
  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
  • In a saucepan, add butter, mushrooms, salt and pepper and sauté until golden. Set aside.
  • In a large skillet, add oil and heat over high heat. Season and flour the milk-fed veal and brown on all sides. Reduce heat to medium and discard oil.
  • Add butter and onions and soften. Add wine, reduce by half and add demi-glace. Season to taste. Add mushrooms, top with cheese and place in oven to finish cooking for 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat and sauté leeks until golden.
  • Serve the milk-fed veal chops with the sauce, and the leeks on the side.
In collaboration with the magazine CUCINAetc.