Recipes · French · Main Courses
Tête de Veau (Veal Head)
One serving has 563 kcal and 48 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (132%), niacin (113%), vitamin K (110%), zinc (90%), pyridoxine (85%) and phosphorus (81%). Ready in 210 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 180 min
- Makes: 1 serving (422 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: beef, egg, mustard
Ingredients
- 200 g Veal stew meat, raw
- 40 g Carrots, raw
- 40 g Onions, raw
- 30 g Leeks, raw
- 0.3 g Bay leaves
- 0.1 g Cloves
- 55 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 8 g Mustard
- 15 g Pickles, dill
- 5 g Capers
- 4 g Parsley, fresh
- 8 g Vinegar, white
- 15 g Olive oil
- 1 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
Method
- Since a whole calf's head is a specialist butcher order, this home version poaches veal stew meat the same way; ask your butcher for tête de veau if you want the traditional cut.
- Put the veal in a pot with the carrot, onion, leek, bay leaf and clove studded into the onion, cover with water and bring to a boil, skimming off any scum.
- Reduce to a gentle simmer, partly cover, and poach for 2.5-3 hours until completely tender.
- Meanwhile, boil the egg for 9 minutes, then cool, peel and chop it finely for the sauce gribiche.
- Whisk the mustard with the vinegar, salt and pepper, then slowly whisk in the olive oil; stir through the chopped egg, cornichons, capers and parsley.
- Lift the veal out of the broth, slice it, and moisten with a little of the hot broth.
- Serve hot with the sauce gribiche spooned over or alongside, traditionally with boiled potatoes.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 563 kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g | |
| Water | 320 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.3 g | 11% |
| Protein | 47.5 g | 99% |
| Tryptophan | 0.5 g | |
| Threonine | 2.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 2.4 g | |
| Leucine | 3.8 g | |
| Lysine | 3.8 g | |
| Methionine | 1.1 g | |
| Cystine | 0.64 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.6 g | |
| Valine | 2.7 g | |
| Histidine | 1.6 g | |
| Fat | 34.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 18.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.2 g | |
| Saturated | 9.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 369 mg | |
| Calcium | 127 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.37 mg | 41% |
| Iron | 4.2 mg | 23% |
| Magnesium | 81.6 mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 0.51 mg | 28% |
| Phosphorus | 566 mg | 81% |
| Potassium | 1,007 mg | 21% |
| Selenium | 37 µg | 67% |
| Sodium | 995 mg | |
| Zinc | 7.2 mg | 90% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.86 mg | 78% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 15.8 mg | 113% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 3.7 mg | 75% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.1 mg | 85% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 95.9 µg | 24% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3.2 µg | 132% |
| Choline | 174 mg | 41% |
| Vitamin A | 466 µg | 67% |
| Vitamin C | 15 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 45.1 IU | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 3.9 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin K | 98.9 µg | 110% |
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.
Climate footprint
4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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