Recipes · French · Stews
Blanquette de Veau
One serving has 722 kcal and 48 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of niacin (147%), cobalamin (113%), riboflavin (103%), vitamin A (94%), pyridoxine (88%) and phosphorus (84%). Ready in 90 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 75 min
- Makes: 1 serving (652 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: High protein
- Contains: beef, celery, dairy, egg, gluten, poultry
Ingredients
- 180 g Veal stew meat, raw
- 40 g Carrots, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 20 g Leeks, raw
- 50 g Mushrooms, white button, raw
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 12 g Flour, all-purpose
- 250 g Chicken stock, homemade
- 40 g Cream, heavy
- 10 g Egg yolks, raw
- 0.3 g Bay leaves
- 1 g Salt
- 0.2 g White pepper
- 3 g Lemon juice
Method
- Cover the veal with the stock, add the bay leaf and a little of the salt, bring to a boil, skim off the foam, then simmer gently for 15 minutes.
- Add the carrots, onion and leek and simmer a further 45-60 minutes until the veal is tender.
- Add the mushrooms for the last 10 minutes of cooking. Lift out the meat and vegetables and keep warm; strain and reserve the cooking liquid.
- Melt the butter, stir in the flour to make a roux, and gradually whisk in the reserved cooking liquid to make a smooth sauce; simmer for 5 minutes.
- Whisk the egg yolk with the cream, then temper it into the hot sauce off the heat, stirring constantly so it doesn't curdle; stir in the lemon juice.
- Return the veal and vegetables to the sauce, warm through gently without boiling, season with the white pepper and remaining salt, and serve with rice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 722 kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 31.1 g | |
| Water | 521 mL | |
| Fiber | 3 g | 10% |
| Protein | 47.8 g | 100% |
| Tryptophan | 0.44 g | |
| Threonine | 1.8 g | |
| Isoleucine | 2 g | |
| Leucine | 3.2 g | |
| Lysine | 3.2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.93 g | |
| Cystine | 0.5 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.7 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 2.3 g | |
| Histidine | 1.4 g | |
| Fat | 45 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.5 g | |
| Saturated | 23.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.49 g | |
| Cholesterol | 341 mg | |
| Calcium | 116 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.58 mg | 64% |
| Iron | 3.9 mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 78.1 mg | 25% |
| Manganese | 0.39 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 585 mg | 84% |
| Potassium | 1,267 mg | 27% |
| Selenium | 36.7 µg | 67% |
| Sodium | 946 mg | |
| Zinc | 6.7 mg | 84% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.45 mg | 41% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 1.1 mg | 103% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 20.5 mg | 147% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 3.9 mg | 77% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.1 mg | 88% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 110 µg | 28% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.7 µg | 113% |
| Choline | 131 mg | 31% |
| Vitamin A | 659 µg | 94% |
| Vitamin C | 10.1 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 50.5 IU | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 2 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin K | 17.7 µg | 20% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
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