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Maple Syrup Veal Roast
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 70 minutes
Servings: 4
Preparation: simple
Ingredients
2½lb shoulder or leg roast 1.2 kg
2 tablespoons olive oil 30ml
Salt and pepper to taste
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 medium onion sliced
2 grated carrots
4 oz maple syrup 100 ml
4 oz orange juice 100 ml
4 oz Demi Glace sauce mix (sold in an envelope) 100 ml
Directions
Preheat oven 93°C (200°F)
In a skillet heat oil and sear the milk-fed veal roast on its entire surface.
Searing, seals in the meat’s juices by cooking it quickly under a high heat.
Briefly remove the roast and put aside.
In the same skillet add salt, pepper, onion, carrots, ginger, orange juice and maple syrup.
Return the roast to the skillet.
Lightly baste the roast with the surrounding vegetables and liquid.
Cover and cook for 60 minutes on low heat.
The best way to ensure that the roast is done perfectly is to insert a meat thermometer in the middle of the roast. The ideal internal temperature of milk-fed veal roast is 70°C (160°F).
Stop cooking when the temperature is a few degrees below because the temperature will continue to rise when the meat is set aside (15 minutes).
Remove roast and keep warm in the preheated oven.
In the skillet, add the previously prepared demi-glace sauce (follow the directions on the package) to the skillet to accompany the vegetable/liquid mixture.
Slightly reduce the sauce. (about 5 minutes)
This delicious Maple flavoured sauce is now ready to pour over the veal roast when serving.
Serve with fresh vegetables and potatoes caramelized using maple syrup.
· Caramelization is the browning over heat with a liquid to bring out the natural sugars of the food.
Variations· Instead of cooking on the stove, the roast can be cooked in the oven at 135°C (275°F) for 90 minutes.
- For uniform cooking, meat cooked in the oven at a low temperature 120°C (250°F) will be more tender, juicier and will lose less weight.
- Cooking the roast at this temperature will require an additional 15 minutes.
Recipe Source: (Veau de lait du Québec) adapted for Veal Recipe Show by Chef Nancy
Tags: Maple flavoured sauce, preheated oven, salt and pepper, roast 1.2 kg, vealrecipes.comAsian Style Pot Veal Roast
Ingredients
2lb veal blade roast 1 kg
salt and pepper to taste
1 onion, minced
2 stalks celery, minced
2 carrots, sliced thin
3 cups (750 ml) beef broth
½ cup (125 ml) hoisin sauce
Directions
Serve with white rice and blanched green vegetables, broccoli florets or Brussels sprouts.
Season the roast.
Put the whole roast in the slow cooker.
Add vegetables, beef broth and hoisin sauce. ( is a Chinese dipping sauce)
Cover and cook on low for 4 – 6 hours until meat is tender.
Suggestion
Serve with white rice and blanched green vegetables, broccoli florets or Brussels sprouts
Veal Sirloin Roast with Braised Vegetables
Serves 6
Veal Sirloin is sometimes referred to as veal rump, but do not use shoulder. If the sirloin is unavailable, the best substitute is veal tenderloin treated the same way but only roasted for 12-15 minutes.
For the braised vegetables, use your favourite vegetables but try to include leeks as they ore excellent with veal. You could include parsnips, golden beets, sweet potatoes or even squash.
Vito’s Advice : “Always put the roast in the oven fat side up to make the meat really tender.”
Ingredients
- veal
3 lbs (1.5 kg) veal sirloin, tied in a roll ( we used top sirloin )
3 tablespoons (45 ml) small rosemary sprigs Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon (15 ml) olive oil
2 tablespoons (25 ml) butter
1 cup (250 ml) chicken stock ( can use beef stock instead)
4 cloves garlic, peeled and halved
- braised vegetables
3 carrots, peeled and cut into 2 inch (5 cm) lengths
3 parsnips, peeled and cut into 2 inch (5 cm) lengths
1 lb mini potatoes (500 g)
3 cups (750 ml) chicken stock (or beef stock)
2 white turnips, peeled and cut into wedges
1 bunch leeks, dark green leaves removed, cut lengthwise through the root
12 stalks asparagus, tough ends trimmed
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
Cover meat with rosemary sprigs, tucking them inside strings if possible.
Season with salt and pepper.
Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over high heat until sizzling.
Add veal and brown on all sides, about 1-2 minutes per side.
Remove veal and place in a roasting pan.
Add stock and garlic to skillet, scraping up all the bits on the base.
Bring to boil.
Pour hot stock into the roasting pan.
Place pan in oven and roast for 40-45 minutes (depending on thickness) or until medium-rare ( if stock is reducing too quickly in pan, add up to ½ cup/125 ml water ).

While veal is roasting, place carrots, parsnips and potatoes into a pot of cold chicken stock over high heat and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly softened.
Add turnips and leeks and simmer for 7-8 minutes.
Add asparagus and cook for 5 minutes more or until all vegetables are cooked through.
Reserve vegetables and cooking liquid and reheat when needed.
Remove roasting pan from oven, remove veal and let rest for 10 minutes.
Place pan over burner and add 1 cup (250 ml) reserved vegetable cooking liquid and bring to boil stirring all the little pieces at the base of the pan.
Simmer 2 minutes to intensify flavours.
Slice veal into ½ inch (1-cm) slices.
Serve with the braised vegetables and some of the sauce.
Recipe Source: slight adaption of a recipe from FOOD & DRINK EARLY SUMMER 2009
Tags: rosemary sprigs, heat oven, sweet potato, beetsVeal Roast Supremo
Ingredients
2 lb veal roast from leg or shoulder 1 kg
1 tablespoon butter 15 ml
1 tablespoon canola oil 15 ml
1 each: celery stalk, carrot, small onion, chopped
2/3 cup white wine or beef broth 150 ml
1 teaspoon peppercorns 5 ml
salt to taste
1 cup country-style 15% cream 250 ml
20 green olives
10 mushrooms, minced
1 clove of garlic, minced
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped 45 ml
Directions
In a casserole, lightly brown the boneless roast of veal in a butter-oil mixture.
Lightly brown the celery, carrots and onion in the casserole for 4-5 minutes.
Place the roast on the vegetables.
Add the wine, cover and bake at 135°C (275°F) for 1 hour.
Remove roast and keep warm.
Strain the cooking juice through a sieve.
Return juice to the casserole.
Add cream, olives and mushrooms.
Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add garlic and parsley.
Slice the roast and cover with sauce.
Braised veal and peppers à l’orange
Cooking time 45-60 minutes
Ingredients
1 (1 ½ lb) veal outside round roast 750 g
1 tablespoon oil 15ml
salt and freshly ground pepper
6oz pancetta or bacon cut in 5 mm (¼ in) strips 150 g
1 red onion, diced
1 clove of garlic
2 red peppers, cut in 2.5 cm (1 in) strips
6 dried tomatoes
2 teaspoons ground cumin 10ml
1 teaspoon ground coriander 5ml
1 teaspoon fennel seeds 5ml
1 cup orange juice 250ml
1 large piece of orange zest, orange part only
Directions
Preheat oven to 135°C (275°F).
In a large casserole, heat oil at moderately high heat and brown the veal roast on all sides.
Season with salt and pepper during cooking.
Set roast aside on large platter and discard cooking fat.
Set the casserole back onto the heat and brown the pancetta, stirring continuously for 5 minutes.
Toss in the onion, garlic, peppers, dried tomatoes and spices, and continue cooking for a few minutes.
Add the juice and the strip of orange zest.
Season with salt and pepper and put the roast back into the casserole.
Bring to the boil, cover and place in oven.
Continue cooking for 35-45 minutes.
Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes.
Carve the roast into generous slices and serve with polenta seasoned with Parmesan cheese and steamed rapini.
Roast Veal with Braised Vegetables
serves 6
Ingredients
1 ½ lb of veal sirloin or filet (750g)
2 tablespoons small rosemary sprigs
salt and freshly ground pepper freshly ground
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup beef or chicken stock
4 cloves garlic, peeled
Braised Vegetables:
3 carrots peeled and cut into two inch lengths (5cm)
2 cups of chicken stock
2 white turnips, peeled and cut into wedges
1 bunch leeks, dark green leaves removed, cut length wise through the root
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F ( 205°C)
Cover meat with Rosemary sprigs.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Heat oil and butter in a large skillet over high heat until sizzling.
Add veal and brown on all sides about 1-2 minutes per side.
Remove veal and place in roasting pan.
Discard fat from skillet; add stock and garlic, scraping up all the browned bits in the pan.
Bring to boil.
Pour hot stock into roasting pan.
Place pan in oven and roast for 12-15 minutes or until medium rare.
While veal is roasting, place carrots into the pot of cold chicken
stock over heat and bring to the boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes or until slightly softened.
Add turnips and leeks and simmer for 7-8 minutes longer or until cooked through.
Reserve vegetables and cooking liquid and reheat when needed.
Remove roasting pan from the oven and let veal rest for 10 minutes.
Place pan over burner and add 1 cup of reserved liquid.
Bring to the boil stirring up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
Simmer 2 minutes to intensify flavours.
Cut veal into ½ inch slices (1.27cm)
Served with braised vegetables and sauce.
Suggested addition: a serving creamy potato puree
Recipe Source: adapted from The Globe and Mail
Tags: rosemary sprigs, creamy potato, potato, Hospitality Recreation, baked veal by ramsey
Roasts are easy to prepare and always impressive, and since veal is truly one of the most elegant meats you can serve, this dish is an extra-special treat worthy of your finest holiday menu. Order this particular cut ahead of time from the butcher. It won’t be cheap, but it will be delicious. It is the same shin from which your butcher cuts veal
Serves 6-8
