Veal shoulder with lemon polenta, spring vegetables & wild garlic
Quickly prepare a wonderfully light spring dish at gourmet level: It works wonderfully with this recipe! The Mediterranean-inspired main course looks elaborate on the plate, but is really easy to make!

People:For 4 persons
Cooking time:30 minutes
Difficulty level:
Easy
Recipe by:CHARLOTTE CERNY
Ingredients
Veal shoulder shank
| 1 piece | Roast Veal "Tender Shoulder" |
Wild garlic gremolata
| 20g | Wild garlic |
| 10g | Parsley |
| 10g | Basil |
| 30ml | Olive oil |
| 1 tbsp. | Red wine vinegar |
| 1 tbsp. | Dijon mustard |
| 1 tbsp. | Caperberries |
| Some | Salt |
| Some | Pepper |
Lemon Polenta
| 500ml | Milk |
| 4 twigs | Thyme |
| 80g | Polenta |
| 50g | Parmesan (grated) |
| 1 tbsp. | Butter |
| 1 | Zest of one organic lemon (grated) |
Spring vegetables
| 1 slice | Pancetta |
| 2 pieces | Roman lettuce |
| 1 tsp. | Butter |
| 1 tsp. | Olive oil |
| 200g | Broccoli stems |
| 150g | Pea pods (blanched) |
| 50ml | White wine |
Preparation steps
Prepare the meat
- Prepare the “Tender Shoulder” veal shoulder according to the instructions.
Wild garlic gremolata
- Finely chop the herbs for the gremolata.
- Mix together the olive oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard and caper berries. Season with salt and pepper.
- Mix in the herbs. If the gremolata is too dry, stir in 1 tbsp of water if necessary.
Lemon polenta
- For the polenta, bring the milk and thyme to the boil, remove the thyme and add the polenta, stirring and simmer until creamy.
- Remove the polenta from the heat, stir in the Parmesan and butter.
- Season to taste with salt, pepper and grated lemon zest.
Spring vegetables
- For the spring vegetables, finely slice the pancetta and halve the romaine lettuce hearts.
- Heat the butter and olive oil in a pan, add the vegetables and fry slowly until al dente. Then stir in the pancetta and fry for approx. 2 minutes.
- Deglaze with white wine and season with salt and pepper.
Arrange
- To serve, first cut the finished veal shoulder into slices.
- Spread the lemon polenta on the plates and top with the spring vegetables and veal shoulder slice. Garnish with wild garlic gremolata and enjoy!
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