Côte de Veau en Papillote (Veal Chop in a Paper Case)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 1 veal chop
- butter
- 1 sheet of strong paper
- butter or oil
- 2 slices of lean ham
- 2 spoonfuls stiff sauce Duxelles
Instructions
- Sauté the veal chop in butter, or grill it.
- Butter or oil a sheet of strong paper cut in a heart shape.
- In the middle of it place one slice of lean ham, cut heart-shaped or triangular and about the size of the chop.
- Cover the ham with a spoonful of stiff sauce Duxelles.
- Place the chop on top and cover it with a second spoonful of sauce Duxelles.
- Finish with the second slice of ham, of the same shape and size.
- Fold the paper so as to enclose everything, crimp the edges, close the papillote and blow it up.
- Colour it in the oven.