Vitello Tonnato

Ingredients for 4 people:

  • Salt, black pepper
  • 1 veal fish
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 50 ml brandy
  • 300 g shallot
  • 150 g mayonnaise
  • 50 g capers
  • 30gr pickled gherkins
  • 300gr canned tuna
  • 2 fillets of canned anchovies with saltg
  • 15gr walnuts
  • 80 g dry white wine
  • A few sprigs of chervil

Optional:

  • A little cream

Preparation:

  1. Season the meat with salt and pepper and brown it over a high heat in a frying pan with a drizzle of oil. Once it has browned enough, drain it and place it in a baking dish on baking paper.
  2. Sprinkle the meat with the brandy and bake in the oven at 180 degrees for about 17 minutes.
  3. Leave to cool.
  4. Prepare the sauce:
  5. Place the peeled shallots in the mixing jar. Blend on speed 6, 20 seconds.
  6. Add the mayonnaise with the capers, gherkins, well-drained tuna, white wine, anchovies and walnuts. Blend on speed 5, 2 minutes.
  7. If you want a more fluid sauce, you can add a little more mayonnaise or cream.
  8. Cut the meat into thin slices. Drain on absorbent paper and place in the base of a plate.
  9. Cover with the sauce and serve cold.
  10. Optionally, you can decorate the dish with capers.
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