Vitello Tonnato (Veal in Tuna Sauce)Prep Time:30 min
Cooking Time:60 min
Difficulty:Intermediate
Regions(s):Lombardia.
Ingredients
800g roasting veal (or turkey alternatively)
1 carrot, peeled
1 celery stick
1 onion, peeled and quartered
1 bay leaf
1 garlic clove
For the sauce
400g canned tuna
4 anchovy fillets
3 tbsp of capers, rinsed and drained
2 tbsp of lemon juice
1 cup of mayonnaise
salt and pepper
capers and gherkin to garnish
Method
Place the meat with the vegetables in a pot and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer for about an hour. Allow it to cook in its liquid for several hours. Drain the tuna and place it in a food processor with the anchovies, the lemon and the capers. Blend it and if too thick add a little veal broth from the pot. Add the mayonnaise and blend again. The cream should be not too thick and not too liquid.
Cut the meat into slices as thinly as possible and arrange them on a serving dish in layers, covering each layer of meat with a thin layer of tuna sauce. Finish with the sauce and decorate with the capers and thin slices of gherkin. Refrigerate until needed.
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Colour |
Year |
Name |
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Producer |
Region |
Style |
Price/Bottle in Case |
Individual Bottle Price |
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| White | 2003 | Dune Circeo Bianco DOC |
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Cantina Sant'Andrea | Lazio | Dry | £9.00 | £9.49 | |||