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Topinambur veal from Tuscany

Topinambur veal from Tuscany
© Lena Staal / Staal & Johs

Veal with Jerusalem artichokes

Main Dish
Kochbuch
Kalb
Toskana
Italienische Küche

A treat for all meat lovers - "Vitello Topinambur" from Tuscany, prepared by top chef Gaetano Trovato.

Gaetano Trovato
Creative Concept: Florence Wibowo Duration of preparation: 1.5 hours + 6 hours

For the calf

Ingredients (4 servings)
240 g Veal fillet
500 ml Veal stock
30 g Butter
Salt

For the Jerusalem artichoke cream and peel

Ingredients (4 servings)
500 g Jerusalem artichokes, cleaned
2 Shallots, peeled
25 g Butter
Milk
Salt
250 ml Sunflower oil

For the Jerusalem artichoke waffles

Ingredients (4 servings)
50 g Tapioca pearls
500 ml Water
2 g Salt
50 g Jerusalem artichoke cream

For the pioppini mushrooms

Ingredients (4 servings)
200 g Pioppini mushrooms, cleaned
30 g Butter
Salt

Preparation Veal:

  • Heat the veal stock to 70 °C and place the veal fillet portioned into four pieces, then place in an oven preheated to 65 °C and leave to infuse for 45 minutes.
  • Remove the fillet pieces from the stock, pat dry and fry in butter in a pan.

Preparation of Jerusalem artichoke cream:

  • Cook the Jerusalem artichoke tubers in salted water for 1 ¼ hours until soft. Finely chop the shallots and brown in butter. Halve the Jerusalem artichoke tubers, scrape out the flesh and add to the shallots. Pour in half and half with cooking water and milk and blend until smooth. Pass through a sieve and keep warm.
  • Fry the Jerusalem artichoke skins in sunflower oil at 180 °C until crispy.

Preparation of Jerusalem artichoke waffles:

  • Boil the tapioca pearls in salted water until cooked and rinse in ice water. Strain and mix with the Jerusalem artichoke puree.
  • Spread on baking paper and dry in the oven with the door slightly open at 60 °C for 6 hours. Fry in 180 °C hot sunflower oil until crispy.

Preparation of pioppini mushrooms:

  • Melt the butter in the pan and quickly fry the mushrooms in it. Salting.

Dressing:
Cut the fillets in half and arrange on warmed plates with the garnishes.

Tip:

The Falstaff wine recommendation

Bindella - Tenuta Vallocaia Gemella Bianco 2020
Delicate notes of ripe grapefruit and exotic fruits on the nose. Juicy and well-structured on the palate, with an invigorating, well-integrated acidity. Delicious citrus and apricot aromas, again grapefruit.
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Recipe from the Falstaff cookbook "The best recipes in Italy".

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