From Italy via Thyme for Cooking: Vitello Tonnato, Veal with Tuna Sauce.

From Italy via Thyme for Cooking: Vitello Tonnato, Veal with Tuna Sauce.

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Vitello Tonnato, cold poached veal with Tuna Mayonnaise, wonderful hot weather main course served cold, from Thyme for Cooking.

Keywords

  • veal
  • veal scallops
  • tuna sauce
  • vitello tonnato
  • tuna mayonnaise
  • cold veal with tuna sauce
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Ingredients

  • veal scallops, sliced thinly, 10oz (300gr)
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock
  • Tonnato Sauce, mayonnaise version
  • 6oz (180gr) canned tuna, packed in oil - the best you can find, do not use fresh tuna
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 anchovy fillets (or the equivalent in anchovy paste), drained and rinsed, optional
  • 1 1/2 tbs lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp dry mustard
  • 2 tbs capers, drained
  • 2 - 6 tbs of the poaching liquid
  • 3/4 cup good olive oil
  • 1 egg yolk If you are uncomfortable with the raw egg, make the mayo version below. Don't try an egg substitute
  • 6oz (190gr) canned tuna, packed in oil - the best you can find, do not use fresh tuna
  • 3 anchovy fillets, drained and rinsed (or the equivalent in anchovy paste)
  • 2 tbs fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbs cream or milk or poaching liquid

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