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Cocotte de Veau aux Herbes - A classic French recipe
Whether you're entertaining or relaxing, this recipe hits the spot.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 317 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 2 lbs veal 2 pounds shoulder of veal
- 2 tbsps flat-leaf parsley 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tarragon 2 tablepsoons fresh tarragon leaves
- 2 tbsps chervil 2 tablespoons fresh chervil
- 2 tbsps unsalted butter 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 0.5 lemon 1/2 lemon
- 1 cup white wine 1 cup white wine
- 3 tbsps heavy cream 2 to 3 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the veal into pieces of 2 to 3 inches thick. Chop the parsley, the tarragon and the chervil. In a large cocotte melt the butter.
- Add the veal one at the time and then add the herbes to it. Mix well. Add 2 tablespoons of the white wine, cover and place in the hot oven. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Take out the cocotte from the oven and turn over all the veal pieces. Cook for another 30 minutes at 350 °.
- Remove the cocotte from the oven and add the rest of the white wine, the juice of the half lemon and the heavy cream. Place over the stove over high heat for another 7 to 8 minutes
- Serve in a shallow dish.
- Great side dish are butter sautéed mushrooms.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
317kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
30g
(60%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
144mg
(48%)
Sodium
131mg
(5%)
Potassium
613mg
(18%)
Vitamin A
450IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
7.5mg
(8%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 317
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 317kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 30g | 60% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 144mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 131mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 613mg | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 450IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 7.5mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.