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Blanquette de Veau

2 hr 3 min · 19 min active · makes 3 pieces · ~5.9 l · Medium

Blanquette de Veau: Tender veal shoulder braised in creamy white sauce enriched with egg yolks and lemon, finished with crème fraîche.

Ingredients
0/16 gathered · 4 servings
1,200g
3,500ml
200g
150g
2piece
1piece
2tsp
80g
50g
200g
1tsp
250g
2piece
150ml
1piece
1tsp
Tools
22 items
Procedure
47 steps
1 of 47

Cut the veal shoulder into roughly 5 cm cubes and put them into the large heavy-based saucepan.

Veal shoulder · 1,200 g
⏱ 10s
ResultVeal shoulder
2 of 47

Pour the water over the veal so the meat is just submerged.

Water · 1,500 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultVeal shoulder and water
3 of 47

Bring the water to a full boil over high heat and let it boil for 5 minutes, skimming off all the grey foam that rises to the surface with a large spoon.

⏱ 5 min
ResultBlanched veal
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Tip the veal into a colander and discard the blanching water, then rinse the saucepan clean.

⏱ 20s
ResultBlanched vealused in step 6
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Return the rinsed saucepan to the hob and pour in fresh water.

Water · 1,500 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultWater
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Lift the blanched veal from the colander into the saucepan with the fresh water.

⏱ 10s
ResultWater and blanched veal
7 of 47

Peel the carrots on the chopping board

Carrots · 200 g
⏱ 40s
ResultPeeled carrots
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Cut the peeled carrots into 3 cm chunks on the chopping board.

⏱ 30s
ResultSliced Carrots
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Add the carrot chunks to the saucepan.

⏱ 10s
ResultWater and blanched veal and sliced carrots
10 of 47

Peel the onion and halve it on the chopping board.

White onion · 150 g
⏱ 30s
ResultPeeled onion
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Add the onion halves to the saucepan.

⏱ 10s
ResultBlanched veal and sliced carrot mixture
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Drop the whole cloves into the saucepan.

Cloves · 2 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultBlanched veal and sliced carrot mixture
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Tuck the bouquet garni into the saucepan.

Bouquet garni · 1 piece
⏱ 5s
ResultBlanched veal and sliced carrot mixture
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Add the salt to the saucepan.

Salt · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultBlanched veal and sliced carrot mixture
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Bring the liquid to a gentle simmer over medium heat, then reduce to low and cook at a bare trembling simmer, partially covered, for 1 hour 30 minutes, until the veal is completely tender when pierced with a knife.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min
ResultPoached veal and broth
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Using a slotted spoon, lift all the veal pieces out of the broth and into a large bowl, leaving the broth and vegetables behind.

⏱ 30s
ResultPoached veal and brothused in step 41
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Set a sieve over a large jug and strain the broth through it, discarding the onion, carrots, cloves and bouquet garni.

⏱ 30s
ResultStrained veal brothused in step 23
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Pour a splash of cold water into the saucepan and swirl it around to rinse away any scum, then discard it down the sink before returning the pan to the hob.

Water · 500 ml
⏱ 10s
ResultWater
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Put the butter into the clean saucepan over medium-low heat.

Butter · 50 g
⏱ 5s
ResultWater and butter
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Let the butter melt gently, swirling the pan, until it is fully liquid and just beginning to foam.

⏱ 1 min
ResultMelted butter
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Add the flour to the melted butter all at once.

Plain flour · 50 g
⏱ 5s
ResultMelted butter and plain flour
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Stir constantly over medium-low heat for 2 minutes until the roux is pale, smooth and just beginning to smell biscuity — do not let it colour.

⏱ 2 min
ResultCooked white roux
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Pour the strained veal broth into the roux in a steady stream, whisking vigorously as you go to prevent lumps.

⏱ 15s
ResultCooked white roux and strained veal broth
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Raise the heat to medium and bring the sauce to a simmer, whisking frequently, then cook gently for 10 minutes until the sauce is smooth and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.

⏱ 10 min
ResultThickened veal veloutéused in step 37
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Put the pearl onions into a small saucepan with just enough cold water to cover them.

Pearl onions · 200 g
⏱ 10s
ResultPearl onions
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Add the butter to the pearl onion pan.

Butter · 15 g
⏱ 5s
ResultPearl onions and butter
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Add the sugar to the pearl onion pan.

Sugar · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultPearl onions and butter and sugar
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Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the water has almost entirely evaporated and the onions are tender and lightly glazed, about 15 minutes.

⏱ 15 min
ResultGlazed pearl onionsused in step 42
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Wipe the mushrooms clean and put them whole into the frying pan.

Button mushrooms · 250 g
⏱ 10s
ResultButton mushrooms
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Add the butter to the frying pan with the mushrooms.

Butter · 15 g
⏱ 5s
ResultButton mushrooms and butter
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Cook the mushrooms over medium-high heat, tossing occasionally, for about 5 minutes until they are lightly golden and have released and reabsorbed their liquid.

⏱ 5 min
ResultSautéed button mushroomsused in step 43
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Crack the egg yolks into a small bowl, discarding the whites.

Egg yolks · 2 piece
⏱ 10s
ResultEgg yolks
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Add the crème fraîche to the bowl with the egg yolks.

Crème fraîche · 150 ml
⏱ 5s
ResultEgg yolks and crème fraîche
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Finely grate the zest of the lemon directly into the bowl, then whisk everything together until smooth.

Lemon · 1 piece
⏱ 30s
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Move the zested lemon from the bowl onto the work surface beside the second small bowl, ready to juice.

⏱ 5s
ResultEgg yolks and crème fraîche
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Squeeze the zested lemon through a citrus juicer into a small bowl, removing any pips.

⏱ 20s
ResultSqueezed lemon juiceused in step 44
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Ladle about 2 spoonfuls of the hot velouté into a small bowl to temper the liaison.

⏱ 15s
ResultThickened veal velouté
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Quickly whisk the hot velouté into the small bowl of crème fraîche and egg yolk mixture to raise its temperature gently before adding it to the sauce.

⏱ 20s
ResultTempered liaison
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Pour the tempered liaison back into the sauce in the large saucepan, whisking constantly.

⏱ 10s
ResultTempered liaison
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Stir over the lowest possible heat for 3 minutes to cook the sauce through until it is creamy and coats the spoon richly — do not let it boil or the yolks will curdle.

⏱ 3 min
ResultFinished blanquette sauce
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Add the reserved veal pieces back into the sauce and stir gently to coat every piece.

⏱ 15s
ResultFinished blanquette sauce and poached veal and broth
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Tip the glazed pearl onions into the saucepan with the veal.

⏱ 10s
ResultPoached veal mixture
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Add the sautéed mushrooms to the saucepan.

⏱ 10s
ResultPoached veal and sautéed button mushroom mixture
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Add the lemon juice to the saucepan and stir gently to combine.

⏱ 10s
ResultPoached veal and sautéed button mushroom mixture
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Season the blanquette with salt.

Salt · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultPoached veal and sautéed button mushroom mixture
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Add the white pepper and stir once more gently so everything is evenly seasoned.

White pepper · 1 tsp
⏱ 5s
ResultSeasoned blanquette
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Ladle the blanquette generously into warmed soup bowls, making sure each portion has a good share of veal, mushrooms and pearl onions, with plenty of creamy sauce poured over.

⏱ 30s
ResultBlanquette de Veau
Total Time2 hr 3 min
Nutrition
per serving
Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered
NutrientPer serving
757kcal
69g
41g
22g
30g
12g
5g
998mg
Ingredients0/16
Tools0/18