Vitello tonnato (veal with tuna sauce)
Author:
Cooking Together
Servings: 4
Cooking time: 1 h
Italian antipasto appetizer - vitello tonnato or tender veal with flavorful tuna sauce
Ingredients
| veal loin 0.5 kg |
| onions 60 g |
| carrot 60 g |
| celery root 60 g |
| cloves 3 pcs |
| bay leaf 2 pcs |
| black pepper peas 1/2 tsp. |
| salt to taste |
| SOUCE: |
| tuna (canned tuna) 120 g |
| egg yolk 2 pcs |
| mustard (not spicy) 20 g |
| capers 10 g |
| olive oil 150 ml |
| lemon juice 20 ml |
| sugar to taste |
| salt to taste |
| black pepper to taste |
Instructions
Step 1
Put the vegetables, spices and meat in a pot. Season with salt, pour boiling water and simmer for 30 minutes. Then let the meat cool in the broth.
Step 2
For the sauce, combine the yolks, lemon juice, mustard, salt, sugar and black pepper. Beat with a blender until smooth, gradually pour in the oil. Then add the tuna and capers. Blend again.
Step 3
Cut the meat into thin slices and pour the sauce abundantly. Bon appetit!
