Veal Cutlets with Homemade Tomato Sauce
This recipe makes 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup dried Italian bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese or romano cheese
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 lb veal scallopini cutlets
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Homemade tomato sauce:
- 8 oz plum
- 8 sprigs fresh Italian parsley
- 4 leaves fresh basil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 onion, halved
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes
- 1 tsp salt
Preparation
Tomato Sauce:
In blender, pur?tomatoes until smooth; pour into saucepan. Add parsley, basil, garlic, onion, oil, oregano, salt and hot pepper flakes; bring to boil. Cover partially and simmer for about 2 hours or until thickened. Set aside.
Meanwhile, in shallow bowl, combine flour and half each of the salt and pepper. In another shallow bowl, whisk egg with 3 tablespoons (50 mL) of water. In third shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons (25 mL) of the cheese and oregano. Sprinkle remaining salt and pepper over veal. Dredge each cutlet in flour, then dip into egg, letting excess drip off. Coat evenly with bread crumb mixture. Place on waxed paper lined baking sheet. (Make-Ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours.)
In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook cutlets, in batches, and turning once for about 3 minutes or until light golden, adding more oil if necessary.
Ladle some of the tomato sauce into large shallow baking dish. Top with cutlets, overlapping slightly. Ladle more of the sauce over top. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese; cover with foil and bake in 350°F (180°C) oven for about 30 minutes or until sauce is bubbly and veal is very tender and no longer pink inside.









