Directions for: Belge-Ette de Veau
Ingredients
10 oz pearl onions
4 lb(s) veal shoulder, cut in into chunks
8 cup chicken stock
1 boquet garni
1 carrot
1 onion, poked with 2 cloves
1 pinch Salt and pepper
5 Tbsp butter
12 oz small cremini or button mushrooms
3 Tbsp flour
cup crme frache (or half sour cream, half heavy cream)
A few handfuls of finely chopped parsley for garnish
Directions
1. Bring a large pot of water to the boil. Salt it, and blanch the onions one minute. Remove and set aside. In the same pot, blanch the meat four minutes. Drain, and rinse under cold water.
2. Put the veal in a pot and cover with all but 1 cup/250 ml of the chicken stock. (If you need more liquid, add water.) Drop in the bouquet garni, carrot, and clove-studded onion. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer very gently, uncovered, 1 to 1-1/2 hours.
3. While the meat cooks, peel the blanched onions. Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and gently fry them together with the mushrooms until golden, about 5 minutes. Pour over the remaining cup of stock and cook until tender and all the liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Set aside.
4. When the meat is very tender, but not falling apart, remove from the heat. Discard the carrot, onion, and bouquet garni. Strain the liquid into a saucepan. You should have about 2 cups/500 ml: if you have more, simply boil to reduce to the right volume. Set the meat aside with the mushrooms and onions and keep warm.
5. Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan. Whisk in the flour and cook one minute. Pour over the cooking liquid and simmer to thicken, about 10 minutes, skimming off any film that rises to the surface. Add the cream, season with salt and pepper, and pour over the meat. Gently reheat, transfer to a dish, scatter of the parsley, and serve.
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