What Is Veal and How Can I Use It?
Here's everything worth knowing about veal and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 130 recipes to cook tonight.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 oz (28g)Food group
Veal is a member of the Lamb, Veal, and Game Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does veal weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 ounce | 28 grams |
| 1 chop, excluding refuse (yield from 1 raw chop, with refuse, weighing 195 g) | 125 grams |
Related
Lamb, Veal, and Game Products
| In Chinese: | 小牛肉 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | veau | |
| en español: | ternera |
Recipes using veal
There are 130 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Combo Burgers
Three-meat combo burgers: ground sirloin, pork, and veal blended with oats, chili sauce, and Worcestershire. Grilled patties with serious depth.
California Goat Cheese Crepes with Sweet Onion Sauce
Herb and goat cheese stuffed crepes with a reduction sauce. Very sophisticated
Hanz's Swiss-German Bratwurst Sausage
Hanz's Swiss-German bratwurst: a homemade pork and veal sausage seasoned with white wine and freshly ground spices, double-ground for a fine texture and stuffed into hog casings. An old family recipe.
Old Fashioned Veal Stew with Cream Sauce
Old-fashioned veal stew is the French classic blanquette de veau: blanched veal gently simmered with pearl onions, mushrooms, and chicken stock, finished with a velvety egg-yolk and cream velouté sauce.
Vitello Tonnato on Pasta
The classic Italian cold veal dish reimagined over pasta. Tender braised veal sliced thin over noodles tossed in a silky tuna-anchovy sauce with capers and parsley.
Pork Tenderloin with Bleu Cheese Bacon Whipped Potatoes & Dri
Grilled pork tenderloin medallions with blue cheese bacon whipped potatoes and a dried cherry port wine demi-glace. A steakhouse-quality dinner with three stunning components.
Creamy Veal Steaks with Yogurt
Creamy veal steaks with yogurt sears thinly sliced veal, layers it with sliced apples, and bakes under a tangy yogurt and evaporated milk sauce. A Scandinavian-style braise with sweet-savory balance.
Veal Parmesan with Prosciutto
Paper-thin veal scaloppine seared with crispy prosciutto strips in a garlicky white wine reduction, showered with freshly grated Parmesan. A light, elegant Italian dinner for two in 30 minutes.
Quick & Easy Ham Loaf
Microwave ham loaf cooks in 25 minutes flat, no oven needed. Ground ham, veal, and pork bound with milk-soaked bread crumbs, glazed with brown-sugar mustard and basted in pineapple juice for sweet-savory snap.
Veal & White Asparagus Fricassee
Classic veal fricassee with tender poached cubes in a buttery roux sauce, sautéed mushrooms, and white asparagus. A refined European comfort dish served over rice that's worth the slow simmer.
Chicken with Pink & Green Peppercorns #1 of 2
A show-stopping French technique: whole chickens deboned, stuffed with mushrooms and ground veal, marinated in cognac, and served in a pink and green peppercorn cream sauce with demi-glace. Part 1 of 2.
Chicken with Pink & Green Peppercorns #1 of 2
A show-stopping French technique: whole chickens deboned, stuffed with mushrooms and ground veal, marinated in cognac, and served in a pink and green peppercorn cream sauce with demi-glace. Part 1 of 2.
Saltimbocca Al Parmigiano-Reggiano (Veal with Parm-Reggiano)
Saltimbocca al Parmigiano-Reggiano: thin Italian veal cutlets sauteed and topped with prosciutto, sage, and butter, then served over parboiled lettuce with flaked Parmigiano-Reggiano and a white wine pan sauce. A Roman classic with a cheesy twist.
Bob's Famous Tourtiere
Tourtiere, the French-Canadian meat pie served every Christmas in Quebec: spiced ground veal and pork simmered with potato, onion and thyme, tucked into a double crust and baked golden. A cozy, savory holiday tradition.
Medaillons De Veau En Croute
Medaillons de veau en croute: veal loin medallions seared, topped with mushroom duxelles, and baked in puff pastry. Classic French haute cuisine served with a white wine pan sauce.
Saltimbocca Alla Romana
Add some exotic flavor to dinner with this succulent dish made with small veal cutlets, prosciutto cheese and red wine.
Kreatopita Therini (Summery Meat Pie)
Kreatopita Therini is a Greek summer meat pie with veal, zucchini, eggplant, and tomato baked between buttered phyllo layers. Fresh, herby, and golden-crisp on top.
Veal with Sheep Cheese
Veal braised with onions and cucumber, topped with crumbled sheep cheese, fresh dill, and tomato. Balkan-style stew served with warm flatbread.
Poached Filets Mignons with Horseradish Sauce
Poached filet mignon in demi-glace broth with a Dijon mustard and horseradish sauce, served sliced over quinoa. An elegant, lighter way to cook premium steak without searing.
Veal Scallopine
Veal scallopine piccata-style with a quick lemon, caper, and butter pan sauce. Flour-dusted veal browns fast in olive oil and butter, then gets draped in a bright, tangy sauce. Ready in 30 minutes.
Fine Veal Steaks
Elegant pan-fried veal steaks on butter-fried bread with ham, topped with a Madeira and Armagnac mushroom cream sauce. French bistro dining at home in 45 minutes.
Schnitzel Meat
Tender veal cubes browned in bacon fat and simmered in tomato gravy with carrots and onions. A hearty Pennsylvania Dutch one-pot meal ready in under an hour.
Veal Stew with Oranges, Carrots & Mushrooms
Veal stew with oranges, carrots, and mushrooms: tender braised veal in a bright orange-infused broth with baby carrots and browned mushrooms. A rustic French country stew.
Kalbsschnitzel Mit Feinen Gemusen (Veal Rounds
German veal schnitzel topped with stewed tomatoes, white asparagus, and fresh mushrooms, pan-seared in butter with paprika. Serve with pureed potatoes for a classic Bavarian dinner.
