Veal Roulade with Truffle and Ham
Origin: Madrid, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1920
Ingredients
- 250 g veal loin (solomillo)
- 227 g jamón (cured ham)
- 1 small tin truffles
- 4 eggs
- bread crumbs
- 1 small glass rum
- 1 veal skin (piel de ternera)
- salt
- 1 leek
- 1 carrot
- 1 sprig thyme
Instructions
- Cut the veal loin into strips. Cut the jamón (cured ham) and truffles into strips of similar size.
- Beat the four eggs and combine with grated bread crumbs and rum to form a paste.
- Stretch the veal skin well and lay it flat. Arrange alternating strips of veal and jamón on the skin, interspersed with truffle strips. Top with a layer of the egg paste, then another layer of meat strips, continuing to alternate layers until all ingredients are used.
- Once assembled, fold the skin to enclose the filling, sew it closed with thread, and wrap it in a clean cloth.
- Bring water to a boil seasoned with salt, leek, carrot, and thyme. Place the wrapped roulade in the liquid and simmer until cooked through. Remove, unwrap, and press gently.
- This dish may be kept refrigerated for two or three days, but no longer.