Veal with Carrots
Origin: Castile, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1920
Ingredients
- 1 piece veal (good quality)
- 1 onion, sliced into rings
- 1 head garlic
- 1 handful parsley
- 1 jícara olive oil
- 1 jícara broth (caldo)
- small amount lard (manteca)
- 0.5 jícara vinegar
- sufficient carrots
- as needed olives
- as needed potatoes, fried
Instructions
- Place a piece of good veal in a cazuela (earthenware cooking pot) along with the sliced onion, garlic head, parsley, olive oil, broth (caldo), lard (manteca), and vinegar.
- Bring to a very slow simmer and cook for approximately two and a half hours, until the veal is tender.
- Press the onion well with a wooden spoon to break it down and thicken the sauce.
- Transfer the veal to a serving platter and arrange the cooked carrots, olives, and fried potatoes around it as garnish.
- Pass the sauce through a strainer before serving.