Stewed Fillet of Veal
Origin: London, England
Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861
Ingredients
- A small fillet of veal
- forcemeat No. 417
- thickening of butter and flour
- a few mushrooms
- white pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoonful lemon-juice
- 2 blade pounded mace
- 1/2 glass sherry
Instructions
- If the whole of the leg is purchased, take off the knuckle to stew, and also the square end, which will serve for cutlets or pies.
- Remove the bone, and fill the space with a forcemeat No. 417.
- Roll and skewer it up firmly;
- place a few skewers at the bottom of a stewpan to prevent the meat from sticking, and cover the veal with a little weak stock.
- Let it simmer very _gently_ until tender, as the more slowly veal is stewed, the better.
- Strain and thicken the sauce, flavour it with lemon-juice, mace, sherry, and white pepper; give one boil, and pour it over the meat.
- The skewers should be removed, and replaced by a silver one, and the dish garnished with slices of cut lemon.