Veal in tuna sauce is a traditional Italian dish originating from Piedmont. It is a main course made of boiled veal, accompanied by a creamy sauce made of tuna, mayonnaise, capers, and anchovies. This intensely flavored and slightly spicy sauce gives the veal a note of freshness and unique taste. Ideal to serve as a cold dish during hot summer days.
Tie the piece of meat, place it in a saucepan, cover it with cold water, and flavor the water with the carrot, the halved onion, the celery stalk, the bunch of parsley, the garlic clove, add salt, and cook for about an hour and a half.
Then drain the meat from the broth, untie it, and let it cool.
In the meantime, prepare the mayonnaise.
Set aside three gherkins and some capers to decorate the dish.
Blend the tuna with the remaining capers, chopped gherkins, and anchovies.
If you don't have a blender, chop everything very finely with a mezzaluna.
Add all the blended ingredients to the mayonnaise sauce, mixing well.
Also add a bit of lemon juice.
Cut the meat into rather thin slices and place them slightly overlapping on a serving dish.
Pour the prepared sauce over the meat, spread it with a spatula to completely cover the veal slices, and decorate with the remaining capers and gherkins cut into slices.
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Italia, Piemonte
Energy (kcal) | 74.23 |
Carbohydrates (g) | 1.83 |
of which Sugars (g) | 1.72 |
Fat (g) | 3.4 |
of which Saturates (g) | 0.62 |
Protein (g) | 8.71 |
Fiber (g) | 0.77 |
Sale (g) | 0.41 |