Saltimbocca alla Romana

Serves 4

You will find many variations of saltimbocca in restaurants in Italy…but this is the authentic Roman version.

Note: Unless you have a very large sauté pan and are very fast at the stove you will have to cook the veal scallops in 2 or 3 batches. So as you finish cooking them place them on a warm plate, cover with foil and keep near the fire. Don’t put in a warm oven as they will dry out very quickly.


16 slices of veal scallops, prepared by your
  butcher, sliced very thinly
16 pieces very thinly sliced prosciutto
  fresh sage leaves
125 ml/ ½ cup olive oil
60 grams/ 4 tablespoons butter
175 ml/ ¾ cup white wine
40ml/ 2 tablespoons of water
flour
salt and pepper to taste








 

        Place a piece of prosciutto and one sage leaf on each veal scallop. Using a toothpick, secure the prosciutto and sage leaf to the scallop. Add salt and pepper to the flour and dust each scallop with the flour. Heat a small amount of the butter and olive oil together, when warm add the veal and cook gently on both sides for about 2 minutes. Add about 2 tablespoons of the white wine and continue cooking until the wine has evaporated. When you have cooked all the scallops, pour the remaining wine in the pan, add the water and reduce until you have a very light sauce. Place 4 veal scallops on each plate and spoon over remaining sauce.

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