Veal Chops With Sage Recipes

VEAL WITH PROSCIUTTO AND SAGE

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped shallots, sage, thyme and bay leaf and sautée 2 minutes. Add dry white wine and both stocks and boil until mixture is reduced to a cup, about 20 minutes. Add whipping cream and boil until reduced to sauce consistency, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. (Sauce can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Pound each veal chop between sheets of waxed paper to 1/2-inch thickness. Sprinkle veal with salt and pepper. Dredge veal in flour; shake off excess. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add veal to skillet and sauté until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
• Wrap 1 prosciutto slice around center of each piece of veal. Arrange 2 veal pieces on each plate. Strain sauce, if desired. Bring sauce to simmer. Pour around veal and serve immediately.

VEAL CHOPS WITH MUSTARD-SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Rub both sides of veal with 1 1/2 tablespoons sage, garlic and pepper.
• Cover and chill 2 hours.
• Combine remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sage, butter, vinegar, olive oil, mustard and parsley; stirring until blended, set aside.
• Place veal on rack coated with cooking spray; place rack in broiler pan.
• Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat (with electric oven door partially opened) 10 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness.
• Place dollop of butter mixture on top of each chop; serve immediately.

GRILLED VEAL CHOPS WITH OLIVES, CAPERS, AND SAGE

Steps:

• Warm 1/2 inch olive oil in the bottom of a frying pan over medium-high heat.
• When the oil is hot, add the sage leaves and cook until crisp, 30 to 60 seconds; remove from the pan and drain on paper towels.
• Reserve for garnishing.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the extra virgin olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
• Add the veal chops and cook until golden, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Turn the veal chops, season with salt and pepper, and continue to cook until golden and cooked to medium rare, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove from the pan, place on a warm platter, cover with foil, and keep warm.
• Increase the heat to medium-high, add the remaining I tablespoon extra virgin olive oil and the garlic, and cook until the garlic is soft, about 15 seconds.
• Add the white wine and simmer until the wine has almost evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the chicken stock and reduce by half, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the olives, capers, and fresh sage and stir together.
• Add the lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
• To serve, place one chop on each plate and spoon the sauce, olives, and capers over the top and around the sides.
• Garnish with crisp sage leaves and serve immediately.

VEAL CHOPS WITH MUSTARD-SAGE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. Sprinkle veal chops on both sides with pepper and salt. Place bread crumbs in a shallow bowl. Combine the mustard, sage and garlic; spread over one side of each chop, then coat with bread crumbs. , Place chops, coated side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°.

VEAL CHOPS WITH MUSTARD SAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter with oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chops with dried sage and pepper. Add to skillet and cook until brown, about 5 minutes per side. Reduce heat to medium and cook to desired doneness, about 1 minute per side for medium-rare. Transfer veal to plate; keep warm.
• Add shallots to same skillet and stir 1 minute. Add broth, 1 tablespoon minced sage and mustard to skillet and boil until very thick, scraping up browned bits, about 4 minutes. Add half and half and boil until liquid thickens to sauce consistency, about 1 minute. Mix in remaining 1 tablespoon minced sage and any juices exuded by veal. Adjust seasoning. Place 1 chop on each plate. Spoon sauce over. Garnish with fresh sage leaves and serve.

GRILLED VEAL CHOPS WITH SAGE JUS

Steps:

• Prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a heavy skillet on low. Add garlic and sage leaves and cook very slowly for 30 minutes. Season veal chops with salt and pepper and brush with a little olive oil. Grill until medium-rare, about 15 minutes, turning once.
• Heat remaining tablespoon olive oil in a large, heavy frying pan on high. Add chops and sear until just pink inside, 5 minutes more, turning once. Remove chops to 4 warmed dinner plates. Deglaze pan with stock or water and reduce over high heat to 1/2 cup of liquid, scraping bottom of pan to incorporate any browned bits. Reduce heat and add garlic-sage oil to the pan. Cook for 1 minute and adjust seasoning to taste. Strain jus over each chop and serve garnished with fresh sage leaves.

VEAL CHOPS WITH SAGE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat grill or broiler. Season chops to taste with salt and pepper. When coals have cooled down, grill 8 to 10 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients in a small bowl to make a vinaigrette. Taste and adjust seasonings, and spoon over warm chops. Serve immediately.

VEAL CHOPS WITH SAGE

Steps:

• Place the veal chops in a large nonreactive pan. Whisk together 3 tablespoons of the olive oil and the lemon juice. Stir in 10 coarsely chopped sage leaves. Pour the mixture over the chops, cover and refrigerate for several hours, turning the chops occasionally.
• When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 200 degrees and place 2 large skillets over high heat. Remove the chops from the marinade and remove and discard any pieces of sage that may be clinging to them. Sprinkle each chop generously with salt and pepper. Divide the remaining 3 tablespoons oil between the pans. When the oil is very hot, place 2 chops in each pan and cook until well browned on one side, about 5 minutes. Turn and cook until the other side is browned and the chops are cooked to the desired doneness, 4 to 6 minutes, depending on their thickness. Place the chops on a platter, cover with foil and put them in the oven to keep warm while you prepare the sauce.
• Pour the grease out of 1 pan and add the wine. Add 5 chopped sage leaves and place over medium heat. Cook, scraping the bottom of the pan, until the wine has reduced to about 1/4 of its original volume. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer the veal chops to 4 plates and pour the sauce over them. Garnish each plate with a few whole sage leaves and serve immediately with potato galettes (see recipe) and pan-grilled scallions with sea salt (see recipe) if desired.