BRAISED LEG OF VEAL WITH PAPRIKAS SAUCE

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This is a really special entree, perfect for a holiday dinner.Serve the gently flavored sour cream sauce over spaetzle or buttered noodles with poppy seeds.From a 1987 Bon Appetit that featured a menu and recipes for A Fantasy Yuletide in Old Vienna.You may also use a 3 1/2 pound veal leg, boned and tied, instead of the veal shoulder.

Provided by Leslie in Texas

Categories     Veal

Time 1h30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 (3 1/2 lb) veal shoulder, boned and tied (have the butcher do this for you, 3 1/2 lbs.)
2 teaspoons paprika (preferably Hungarian)
salt & freshly ground black pepper
4 -6 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons paprika (preferably Hungarian)
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 cup chicken stock
12 whole black peppercorns
8 fresh parsley sprigs
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
1/2 cup sour cream

Steps:

  • Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
  • Pat veal dry with paper towels; rub with 2 t. paprika, salt and pepper.
  • Melt butter with 4 tablespoons oil in heavy large casserole over medium-high heat.
  • Add veal and brown on all sides.
  • Transfer veal to platter.
  • Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from casserole (if fat burns, pour off and add 2 T. oil).
  • Stir in onion,carrot and 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika into fat.
  • Reduce heat to low and cook until onion softens, about 8 minutes.
  • Add flour and stir 2 minutes.
  • Add wine and Sherry and bring to a boil.
  • Mix in stock, peppercorns,parsley sprigs, bay leaf and thyme.
  • Return veal to casserole; cover with foil, then with lid.
  • Transfer to oven and cook until thermometer inserted in meat registers 140 degrees for medium-rare, about 1 hour.
  • Transfer veal to platter; cover and keep warm.
  • Place casserole over medium-high heat and boil pan juices until reduced to 3/4 cup, scraping up any browned bits; strain.
  • Return sauce to casserole;off heat, stir in sour cream.
  • Cut veal into slices and serve with sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 616.3, Fat 28.4, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 226.6, Sodium 302.4, Carbohydrate 12.5, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 3.4, Protein 53.9

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