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Roasted Veal Chops Recipe


Roasted Veal Chops Recipe
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This recipe can very easily be doubled. The veal is tender, moist, and makes a delightful main dish.

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Ingredients
  • 2 veal rib chops,1 1/2 inches thick, frenched (part of meat cut from the rib)
  • 2 lemons
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup veal or chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup green olives, pitted and coarsely chopped
  • 1 tbsp butter

Directions
  1. 1 hour before cooking, remove chops from refrigerator
  2. preheat oven to 425*F
  3. remove 2 large pieces of the zest from 1 lemon and set aside
  4. cut a thick slice off the top and bottom of the lemon to expose the flesh
  5. stand the lemon upright on a cutting board, and slice from the top to the bottom
  6. remove both the skin and the white pith
  7. holding the fruit over a bowl, cut along either side of each segment to the center to free it from the membranes
  8. squeeze the juice from the spent membranes
  9. strain the juice and set the segments aside
  10. measure the juice. You need 2 tbsp
  11. if necessary, squeeze the remaining lemon
  12. pat the veal chops dry
  13. season with salt and pepper
  14. in an ovenproof skillet, add the oil
  15. over medium-high heat, brown the chops...about 2 minutes per side
  16. transfer skillet to the oven and roast for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until chops are golden, and the juices run clear
  17. remove from oven , place on a plate, and tent with tinfoil to rest chops for about 5 minutes
  18. [while the chops are roasting]:
  19. pour the stock into the pan
  20. add lemon zest
  21. deglaze the pan by bringing to a boil, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom
  22. continue boiling until the liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup
  23. remove the pieces of zest
  24. add the lemon juice and olives
  25. remove the pan from the heat
  26. melt in the butter
  27. add the lemon segments you set aside earlier
  28. serve the chops with the lemon/olive sauce spooned over top
  29. brin

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Love veal chops!


Thanks. looks like a really good one. 5.

Pete and Candy


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