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Veal Terrapin
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Terrapins are dishes dating to the late 19th-early 20th Centuries. At that time, turtle dishes were a delicacy. Terrapins were dishes using more common meats, cooked in the same manner as the turtle would have been. In its day, this was considered a very elegant dish.
Servings: 4
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb. - boneless veal
- 1 - onion
- 3 stalks - celery
- 3 - hard-boiled eggs
- 3 tbsp. - butter
- 3 tbsp. - flour
- ½ c. - evaporated milk
- ⅛ tsp. - mace OR nutmeg
- cooked rice
- dash - cayenne
- 3 tbsp. - sherry
- salt
- black pepper
Steps
- Place whole veal, onion, & celery in large stew pot. Cover with cold water & sprinkle with salt. Bring to boil & simmer till meat is very tender.
- Cool vegetables & meat in broth.
- Remove meat from broth & cut into thin, 2-in. long slivers.
- Remove vegetables from broth; then simmer broth down to 1½-c.
- Melt butter in top of double boiler; then stir in reduced broth, flour, & evaporated milk. Cook, stirring constantly, till thickened.
- Stir mace/nutmeg & cayenne into broth; then stir in salt & pepper to taste.
- Remove yolks from eggs, press through sieve, & stir thoroughly into broth.
- Cut egg whites into strips, stir into sauce; then stir in cooked veal.
- Simmer sauce with meat for 5-mins.; then stir in sherry.
- Serve over hot rice.
Notes
- SOURCE: Donegal Cookbook (This recipe was submitted to the cookbook by Betty J. Wilson.)