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I purchased a 3lb bone in veal breast today. It was delicious.
November 2004, Louis Osteen is at the table next to me at the Embassy Suites convention center, for some benefit, he is serving Veal Breast. Everyday since then, when I see or hear of Veal Breast, I want to tackle this ingredient.
I've been looking at a supply of Veal Breast at the local supermarket for the past couple days. I have no idea really (nor do they, I'm sure) why they have this product. Not the most common cut of meat to see in these parts. But, as I pass by it, time after time all I can think about is the Veal Breast that Chef Osteen handed me years ago and how familiar yet foriegn it was to me.
I truely love braising. Taking a cheap, disregaurded piece of meat, that is tough and most people don't want to deal with and turning it into something incredible. Bringing it to it's most important place in the world it's currently in. The world of survival of the fittest. Eat or be eaten. What better way to treat an animal that has been sacrificed to our consumption than to try your hardest to make it the best it can be?
Simply, tonight I cooked myself dinner at home. Three pounds of bone-in Veal Breast, Seared, Onions, Garlic, Soy sauce, Chicken stock, tomato sauce, some extra seasonings. Then just let it Braise. Beauty. True Beauty. After Four and a Half Hours, just wonderful flavor and texture. Now to work on my own versions of utilazation with this cut.
It's soft and stringy at the same time. Takes on flavor. Retains it's shape for the most part. I can still taste it and so many things that will go with it.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
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