FEATURE RECIPE
Veal wallets with mozzarella and basil

Veal wallets with mozzarella and basil

Serves 4

Cooking Time Prep time 30 mins, cook 10 mins



4   (180gm each) slices of veal girello (see note)
250 gm   buffalo mozzarella, thinly sliced
8   basil leaves
For dusting:   seasoned flour
2 tbsp   extra-virgin olive oil
50 gm   butter
2 tbsp   red wine vinegar
2 tsp   brown sugar
500 gm   vine-ripened tomatoes, finely diced


1 Place slices of veal between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and, using a meat mallet, pound to 1mm-thick.
2 Lay veal on a clean work surface, place a slice of mozzarella in the middle and top with 2 basil leaves. Fold veal like an envelope to form a 10cm square, enclosing filling.
3 Dust veal wallets in seasoned flour. Heat oil and butter in a large heavy-based frying pan over medium-high heat, add veal wallets, and fry each side until golden (2-3 minutes). Transfer to a warm plate and keep warm. Deglaze pan with red wine vinegar, stir in sugar to dissolve. Remove pan from heat and stir in tomato. Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve veal wallets with tomato spooned over.

Note Girello is also sold as veal nut and may need to be ordered ahead from your butcher.

Drink Suggestion Savoury red Chianti.

RECIPE Rodney Dunn PHOTOGRAPHY Con Poulos STYLING Vanessa Austin and Rodney Dunn DRINK SUGGESTION Max Allen


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