Vitello tonnato alla Piemontese

Vitello tonnato alla Piemontese

There should be no single trip in Italy without having a vitello tonnato. One of the most delicious Italian classics.

INGREDIENTS

Serves 8 persons
 
For the veal:
- 1kg veal fillet you may also use eye of the round but you will need to roast it longer. 
- 1 small onion
- a few cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 celery sticks, halved
- 1 small carrot, peeled
- 6 black peppercorns
- 150 ml dry white wine (optional)
- water
 
For the sauce:
- 2 large eggs
- 1 fat clove garlic, peeled
- 275ml grapeseed oil
- 2 dessertspoons white wine vinegar (optional)
- 2 tinned anchovy fillets, drained
- 1½ tablespoons salted capers, rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or more, to taste)
- salt and freshly milled black pepper
 
To garnish:
- a few extra capers
- 2 tinned anchovy fillets, drained and very thinly sliced
 
 
 

METHOD

1- Begin by putting th veal in a casserole. 

 

2- Stud the onion with the cloves and add this to the casserole, along with the bay leaves, celery, carrot, peppercorns and wine, and cover it with water.

 

3- Then, simmer on low flame for 30 min.

 

4- For the sauce, you need to start by making a mayonnaise. So, break the whole eggs straight into the goblet of a blender or food processor, add the garlic clove and 1 teaspoon salt.

Then measure the oil into a jug and switch the machine on. To blend everything thoroughly, pour the oil in a thin, very steady trickle with the motor running.

You must be very careful here – too much oil in too soon means the sauce will curdle.

 

5- When all the oil is in, add the white wine vinegar and blend. Then add the tuna, anchovy fillets and capers, and whiz again till smooth. Now do a bit of tasting and season with lemon juice and pepper.

The sauce can be made well ahead and kept in the fridge till needed.

When the veal is ready, take it out of the oven and leave everything to get cold.

 

6- After that, take the veal out of the tin – you can discard the vegetables, bay leaves, peppercorns and any remaining wine now.

Slice the meat very thinly and arrange it in a large, shallow serving dish. Spoon the sauce over the meat.

Now arrange the anchovy slices on top.

 

7- Scatter over a few extra capers.




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