Oven-Baked Breast of Milk-Fed Veal
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- g milk-fed veal breast
- g prosciutto
- lard (strutto)
- salt
- potatoes
Instructions
- Leave a 600-700 g veal breast whole with its bones; lard it with 50-60 g finely cut prosciutto and tie it compact.
- Spread generously with lard, salt, and bake in a portable country oven.
- Add potatoes about ten minutes before it's done. Alternatives: butter and oil instead of lard; salt generously instead of prosciutto.