Veal escalope à la Saltimbocca

AUTHOR
Louis Ramirez
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 3
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 75 g Polenta (corn semolina)
  • 75 g Parmesan cheese
  • 3-4 Stem(s) Sage
  • 4 Veal cutlet (approx. 125 g each)
  • 7-10 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 discs Parma ham (about 10 g each)
  • 20 g clarified butter
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Parmesan shavings and sage leaves
  • 7-10 Tbsp Oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Cling film
  • 7-10 Tbsp wooden skewers

Directions

  1. 1

    Bring 500 ml water and 1 level teaspoon of salt to the boil. Stir in polenta, bring to the boil, simmer on low heat for 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it swell for another 5 minutes. Grate parmesan finely and stir into the polenta. Pour into a small rectangular oiled dish (e.g. casserole dish) and smooth it down to a rectangle (15 x 20 cm). Let it cool down

  2. 2

    Wash sage, shake dry, pluck leaves from the stems. Tap the meat between two layers of foil flat. Season one side of the escalopes with salt and pepper. Put 4 large sage leaves aside. Cover cutlets with remaining sage leaves and two slices of Parma ham each. Fold half of the cutlets over and stick together with a wooden skewer and one sage leaf each

  3. 3

    Cut polenta into rectangles or rhombuses. Heat clarified butter in a large pan. Fry the polenta in the pan until golden brown. Heat oil in a second pan and fry meat for 1-2 minutes on each side.

  4. 4

    Arrange meat and polenta on plates. Pour the roasting mixture over the meat and season with pepper. Garnish with sage and Parmesan shavings. Add the rest of the polenta

  5. 5

    Waiting time approx. 20 minutes

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
390 kcal
CARBS
13 g
FATS
19 g
PROTEINS
37 g