Italian · Cold dish · Appetizer

Sliced Veal With Tuna Sauce

2 hours 4 serves 12 ingredients

Sliced Veal With Tuna Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs boneless veal
  • 2 anchovies
  • 1/4 onion
  • 1 bay leaf
  • celery stalk
  • 1 carrot
  • parsley sprigs
  • 1/4 lb canned tuna in olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • capers, soaked in vinegar
  • salt
  • olive oil

Method

  1. 1 Remove fat and tendons from veal. Slice 2 anchovies lengthwise into 8 pieces and lard the meat with them. Tie the meat securely.
  2. 2 Boil water with salt, onion larded with cloves, bay leaf, celery, carrot, and parsley. Add veal and simmer for 1.5 hours until cooked. Remove, untie, and dry.
  3. 3 Grind tuna and 2 anchovies, rubbing through a sieve. Gradually whisk in olive oil and lemon juice until liquid. Stir in soaked capers.
  4. 4 Place veal in sauce to cover and refrigerate for 2-3 days. Slice thinly and serve cold with the sauce.