The Taste of Belgium by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / European
ISBN: 9781910690611
Publisher: Grub Street Cookery
Published: 2014-12-19T00:00:00+00:00

MARIE’S KALFSBLANQUETTE / BLANQUETTE DE VEAU JARDINIERE

VEAL STEW WITH DUMPLINGS, MUSHROOMS AND CARROTS

Blanquette de veau, a classic of French bourgeois cuisine, has been given a Flemish twist in my great grandmother’s recipe with the addition of tiny veal dumplings for an interesting contrast in texture and flavour. Marie always added extra vegetables to her blanquette as well, usually relying on whatever her kitchen garden was producing at the moment. Following her tradition in all culinary matters, I have made this blanquette with young asparagus instead of the carrots and recommend this divine and delicate combination when asparagus is in season.

A blanquette de veau is ideal for parties as you can double and even triple the recipe and it can be made almost entirely in advance. This is the type of cooking that is disappearing almost entirely from restaurant menus (it is time-consuming and too costly in terms of labour), but it is the cooking that, deep in our hearts, we almost always prefer. It fills the house with lovely aromas, which raise expectations that are never disappointed by the final result.

I like to bring a blanquette to the table in its stewing casserole (one reason why I like the colourful Le Creuset pots so much) and serve it at the table in the best country-family style. A bowl of steamed potatoes to soak up the sauce and a green salad complete the meal very nicely.

Veal Stew

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