Veal Marsala is quick and easy that looks delectable, fancy, and is delicious. Pan fried veal cutlets are tender deliver all the flavor of this simple mushroom sauce. It is very easy to make and puts a finished dinner on the table quickly.
Veal Marsala is one of the traditional Italian American dishes, much like parmesan, piccata, or saltimbocca. Combing simple pan-fried veal cutlets with butter, mushrooms, and wine to create a thick sauce. This is perfect for a weeknight meal, or a romantic dinner. It might look like it takes hours to create, but it doesn’t. Pair it with a salad, your favorite veggie, potatoes or pasta and you have a meal.
Cooking with Cutlets
Veal cutlets are very easy to cook, they cook very quickly because of how thin they are. Before you begin cooking, you should pound the veal cutlets to even thickness to ensure even cooking. Use a cutting board and a meat tenderizer or rolling pin. Pounding these cutlets will also keep them from shrinking a lot in the pan. Remember not to over cook the veal cutlets. Make sure they are done by cooking for only a couple of minutes on each side. Once the cutlets move freely from the pan and a crust has been creating, they are ready to flip.
How to make Veal Marsala
This meal is packed with flavor from the combination of wine, mushrooms, garlic, and capers. Gather all your ingredients and materials dredge the veal in flour and get the butter hot in the pan. Pan fry the cutlets without over cooking them, it will only take a couple minutes on each side.
Put aside the cutlets while you prepare the marsala sauce in the same pan. Deglaze the hot pan with wine, then add the garlic, capers, and mushrooms. Simmer until the liquid has reduced and the mushrooms are cooked. You can also add chicken broth if the sauce gets too thick.
This recipe was developed by Kita, Girl Carnivore, check out her tips and tricks in her blog post here!