Yesterday morning (Saturday) I did my first volunteer work this year on the Broom weed removal (if you do not understand this concept look back about 100 blogs) This is a very physical activity where you use big loppers to cut down bushes and drag them to a pile.
I came back at noon totally whipped. After a nap (and aching in all my muscles) Pat and I went off to the store to pick up the ingredients for the meal that night and Sunday dinner. For Sunday I had voted for steaks and Pat wanted a roast of Lamb. As we were at the meat counter, we noticed that they had a small selection of Veal in the sliced Scaloppini cut. Compared to the steaks or the lamb it was a bargain. 8 slices for about $6.
Now I do realize that this is a blog with access to the world and there will be people that search the internet and may attack me for eating the flesh of a young calf. But screw them.
(by the way I live in New Jersey, try and find me)
Tonight I prepared Veal Scaloppini in a cream sauce with mushrooms. We happened to have a bag of local fresh brown mushrooms so it seemed a perfect fit.
Pat wanted me to substitute 10% cream but I went for the real thing. You only live once.
We prepared mini potatoes with Rosemary which I grilled on the BBQ.
A wonderful meal, as good as any Scaloppini meal I have had at a restaurant, and a whole lot cheaper than the Lamb Roast or the steaks.
I actually opened a bottle of good Chardonnay from our cellar for the meal (which is an event).
2 responses to “Veal Scaloppini with Mushrooms (Sunday)”
Janine
May 5th, 2014 at 16:18
Didn’t I just make a comment about your cream consumption?
rbellis11
May 5th, 2014 at 17:38
A third of a cup of cream in a meal intended for 2 with very lean veal, I think my heart will make it.