Veal francaise is a classic Italian-American dish that is both elegant and delicious. It is a variation of the traditional French dish, veal piccata, and is typically made with thin slices of veal that are dredged in flour and then sautéed in butter. The veal is then smothered in a rich and flavorful sauce made with white wine, lemon juice, and capers. Veal francaise is typically served with roasted potatoes and green beans, and is a popular dish for special occasions. This article will provide you with a step-by-step guide, including ingredients and instructions, on how to prepare and cook this exquisite dish in the comfort of your own home.
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VEAL FRANCAISE
This is quick enough to make on a weeknight, but also nice enough to serve to company. I watch for veal to go on sale, and make this then!
Provided by breezermom
Categories Veal
Time 45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place veal between 2 sheets of wax paper; flatten to 1/4 inch thickness, using a meat mallet or rolling pin. (My veal cutlets are already thin enough). Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and dredge in flour.
- Dip veal in the beaten egg (1 if large, 2 if small eggs). Dredge again in the flour.
- Brown the veal in 1/2 cup butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat (medium for me since my stove cooks hot!), 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Remove veal, reserving the drippings in the skillet. Set aside and keep warm.
- Add the whipping cream and the next 4 ingredients to the skillet. Stir well. Bring just to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Return the veal to the skillet; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Place veal on a serving platter. Cover with the sauce, and sprinkle with the chopped parsley. Garnish with lemon slices, if desired.
CHICKEN FRANCESE
Tyler Florence's Chicken Francese recipe from Food Network is similar to veal piccata: a lemony, sauteed chicken cutlet finished with a smooth white wine sauce.
Provided by Tyler Florence
Categories main-dish
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put the chicken breasts side by side on a cutting board and lay a piece of plastic wrap over them. Pound the chicken breasts with a flat meat mallet, until they are about 1/4-inch thick. Put some flour in a shallow platter and season with a fair amount of salt and pepper; mix with a fork to distribute evenly. In a wide bowl, beat the eggs with 3 tablespoons of water to make an egg wash. Heat the oil over medium-high flame in a large skillet.
- Dredge both sides of the chicken cutlets in the seasoned flour, and then dip them in the egg wash to coat completely, letting the excess drip off. When the oil is nice and hot, add the cutlets and fry for 2 minutes on each side until golden, turning once. Remove the chicken cutlets to a large platter in a single layer to keep warm.
- Toss the lemon slices into the pan and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until fragrant. Add the wine, broth, and lemon juice, simmer for 5 minutes to reduce the sauce slightly. Roll the butter in some flour and add it to the skillet, this will thicken the sauce. Stir to incorporate and dissolve the flour. Reduce the heat to medium-low and return the chicken to the pan; place the lemon slices on top of the cutlets. Simmer gently for 2 minutes to heat the chicken through. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped parsley before serving.
FAMOUS CHICKEN FRANCAISE
Chicken with lemon juice, egg, butter and garlic. C'est magnifique!
Provided by Paula Tomlinson
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes Skillet
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a shallow dish or bowl, mix together the egg and juice of 1/2 lemon. In another shallow dish or bowl mix together the flour, garlic powder and paprika. Dip chicken breasts in egg mixture, then flour mixture.
- Heat butter or margarine in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken breasts and cook until golden on each side.
- In a medium bowl, mix together broth and juice of 1 lemon, and pour mixture over chicken in skillet. Reduce heat to medium low and let simmer for about 8 minutes. Place on serving platter, and garnish with fresh lemon slices and parsley sprigs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 268.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.4 g, Cholesterol 111.1 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 31.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 412.6 mg, Sugar 0.6 g
DELICIOUS EASY CHICKEN FRANCESE
This is an easy and delicious recipe for Chicken Francese. It's great over pasta or rice or with a side of your favorite vegetable
Provided by Elaina
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 55m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Coat chicken with flour, then egg beat, then saute in a large skillet until almost cooked through. Drain on paper toweling.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- In a medium saucepan combine the wine, broth, parsley, salt and pepper to taste, butter or margarine and lemon juice over medium low heat. Stir together while heating slowly. When butter or margarine has melted, slowly stir in cornstarch until sauce thickens slightly. Place chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish and pour sauce over all.
- Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for about 10 to 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 394.5 calories, Carbohydrate 19.7 g, Cholesterol 282.4 mg, Fat 18.2 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 35 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 229.3 mg, Sugar 0.7 g
CHICKEN FRANCESE
I grew up on this tender, lemony chicken Francese recipe that's a classic in Italian cooking. It's delicious as is, but we sometimes add sauteed mushrooms. Serve it with pasta or crusty bread to mop up all that delicious pan sauce. -Joe Losardo, Taste of Home Executive Marketing Manager
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Pound chicken breasts with a meat mallet to 1/4-in. thickness; slice into cutlets 1-1/2 in. wide. Place beaten eggs in a shallow bowl; in a separate shallow bowl, combine the next six ingredients. Dip chicken in egg, then in crumb mixture, patting to help coating adhere., In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Brown chicken in batches, adding oil as needed, until golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Remove; drain on paper towels., For lemon sauce, add water, lemon juice and bouillon to skillet, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until liquid is reduced by half, 8-10 minutes. Return chicken to pan; toss to coat. Cook until heated through, 4-6 minutes. Serve with lemon slices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 318 calories, Fat 19g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 111mg cholesterol, Sodium 806mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 27g protein.
VEAL SAUTé
If your French is good, you can tell your delighted dinner guests they are having sauté de veau. Simply put, it's plain delicious.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Remove fat from veal. Cut veal into 4 serving pieces.
- Mix flour, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Coat veal with flour mixture. Flatten between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper with a meat mallet to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Heat oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook veal in oil, turning once, until brown; drain.
- Add wine, water, rosemary, 1/4 teaspoon salt, the onions and carrots to veal in skillet. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 45 minutes, adding water if necessary, until veal and vegetables are tender. Place veal and vegetables on platter; pour pan drippings over top. Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 165, Carbohydrate 8 g, Cholesterol 75 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 19 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 500 mg
VEAL FRANCESE
This dish is very popular with a lemony kinda twing to it. It's not hard to make and is wonderful to the palette.
Provided by nocdavis
Categories Veal
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees F.
- Heat olive oil and butter in large skillet over medium high heat.
- Dredge veal in flour.
- Mix eggs, parmesan, salt, pepper.
- dip floured scaloppine into egg batter and place in hot pan.
- Cook scaloppine in batches being careful not to crowd the pan.
- Cook until nicely browned (1 1/2-2 minutes per side).
- Remove to a platter and keep warm in oven.
- Repeat, adding more oil and butter to pan as needed until all are cooked.
- When done return all to the pan and sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Cook for 1 more minute.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 396.3, Fat 23.2, SaturatedFat 9.1, Cholesterol 269.7, Sodium 582.8, Carbohydrate 15.5, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 0.4, Protein 31.5
VEAL FRANCAISE
Steps:
- Prep the ingredients including juicing the one lemon and slicing the other.
- Flatten the veal cutlets to a uniform ¼ inch thickness by placing them between two sheets of wax paper and hitting them with a meat hammer, rolling pin or sauce pan.
- Season the cutlets with salt and pepper.
- If frying 4 cutlets at a time (see note below) dredge 4 of them in the flour, knocking off any exess flour and then into the beaten egg.
- Heat your fry pan up over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and when hot, add the 4 coated veal cutlets.
- Cook for 2 minutes on one side, flip and another 2 minutes on the other.
- Transfer the 4 cutlets to a plate, cover with foil and keep warm.
- Repeat the same process with the other 4 cutlets.
- After removing the last 4 cutlets from the pan, reduce heat to medium and add the chicken stock, lemon juice and wine, stir to combine.
- After 3 minutes, whisk in the butter 1 tablespoon at a time and then the heavy cream if using.
- Return the reserved veal cutlets to the pan and cook for a couple of minutes to reheat and combine with the sauce.
- Add some sauce to each plate, top with 2 cutlets, a little more sauce and sprinkle with mince parsley.
- Serve.
SIMPLE VEAL FRANCESE
Provided by Food Network
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place veal pieces between 2 sheets of waxed paper and pound with a mallet until they're thin. Season with salt and pepper. Place the beaten egg in a wide, shallow bowl. Place the flour on a wide plate. Dip the pounded veal in the egg. Remove, letting the excess egg drip off. Place each scallop in the flour, and coat lightly. Remove the scallops from the flour, and hold them in a single layer.
- Add 4 tablespoons of the butter to a saute pan large enough to hold the 6 scallops in a single layer. Melt the butter over medium-high heat. When it foams, add the veal. Saute, turning once, until the scallops are golden on the outside. Remove the scallops and hold in a single layer.
- Spill the butter out of the saute pan, and return the pan to high heat. Add the white wine and reduce it to 1/2 cup. Turn heat to very low. Swirl in the butter until the sauce is thickened. Add the reserved veal to the pan, turning them until they are coated with the sauce. Divide scallops among 2 plates, pour remaining sauce over them, serve immediately.
- Suggested drink: Antinori Castello della Sala, Sauvignon, 1996
LEE'S FAVORITE VEAL FRANCESE RECIPE
Provided by WendyHaworth
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Beat egg and 1 tbs. lemon juice with fork until light. Scatter flour on wax paper and season with salt and pepper. Heat butter and oil. Dip veal into egg mixture, then flour to coat. Add veal to skillet, browning on both sides. Remove veal, add remaining lemon juice and wine. Boil vigorously and reduce. Spoon over veal and serve with thin spaghetti coated in leftover sauce in pan.
Tips:
- Use high-quality veal cutlets for the best results.
- Pound the veal cutlets thinly to ensure even cooking.
- Dredge the cutlets in flour before cooking to help them brown and thicken the sauce.
- Use a combination of butter and olive oil to cook the cutlets to prevent them from sticking to the pan.
- Cook the cutlets over medium heat to prevent them from overcooking.
- Add the lemon juice and white wine to the pan after cooking the cutlets to create a flavorful sauce.
- Garnish the veal Francaise with fresh parsley or chives before serving.
Conclusion:
Veal Francaise is a classic French dish that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With its tender veal cutlets, flavorful sauce, and elegant presentation, it's a perfect dish for special occasions or a romantic dinner. Try this recipe and impress your friends and family with your culinary skills!
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