Vitello Tonnato
Piedmont's cold summer classic — veal poached with vegetables and white wine, sliced paper-thin and covered with a creamy sauce of tuna, anchovies, capers and mayonnaise.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 800 g veal topside or eye of round, in one piece
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery stick
- 1 onion, halved
- 2 bay leaves
- 250 ml dry white wine
- 1 l water
- 160 g tuna in olive oil, drained
- 4 fillets anchovy fillets
- 2 tbsp capers
- 150 g mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- to taste salt
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 4813 kcal · P 295.9g · C 43.8g · F 361.7g
Estimated from 12 of 13 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Put the veal in a snug pan with the carrot, celery, onion, bay leaves, wine, water and a good pinch of salt; the liquid should just cover the meat. Bring slowly to a simmer and skim.
- 2Cover and poach very gently for 50–60 minutes, until a thermometer in the centre reads 62–65°C and the meat is just pink.
- 3Leave the veal to cool completely in its liquid — this keeps it moist — then lift it out, wrap it and chill for at least 1 hour so it slices thinly.
- 4Strain 100 ml of the poaching liquid. Blend the tuna, anchovies and 1 tbsp of the capers with enough of it to make a smooth purée.
- 5Fold the purée into the mayonnaise with the lemon juice; the sauce should coat a spoon thickly. Taste for salt.
- 6Slice the cold veal as thinly as you can across the grain and lay the slices overlapping on a platter.
- 7Spread the sauce over the meat to cover it completely and scatter with the remaining capers. Cover and chill for a few hours, or overnight, so the flavours meld, and serve cold.
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Questions and answers
How long does Vitello Tonnato take to make?
About 90 minutes: 30 min prep and 60 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Vitello Tonnato?
13 ingredients: veal topside or eye of round, carrot, celery stick, onion, bay leaves, dry white wine, water, tuna in olive oil, anchovy fillets, capers, mayonnaise, lemon juice and 1 more.
How many servings does this Vitello Tonnato recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Vitello Tonnato?
About 802 kcal, with 49.3 g protein, 7.3 g carbohydrate and 60.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Vitello Tonnato recipe suit?
It is gluten-free and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Vitello Tonnato?
Vitello Tonnato comes from Italian cuisine.
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