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Veal Marsala Recipe (with Mushrooms)

The best Veal Marsala Recipe. A delicious American-Italian classic dish with veal cutlets, Marsala wine, and mushrooms, ready in less than 30 minutes.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Servings: 4
Calories: 361kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • 8 small veal cutlets each about 3 oz/ 85 g (Note 1)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter divided (Note 2)
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 9 oz mushrooms 250 g
  • ⅔ cup Marsala 150 ml
  • fine sea salt and ground black pepper
  • 3 sprigs of fresh parsley

Instructions

  • Pound meat: Place the meat between two pieces of cling film on a cutting board. Pound them carefully to make them thinner, about 0.2 inch/ 5 mm. Season lightly with salt and pepper on both sides.
  • Prepare mushrooms: Clean them with kitchen paper (Note 2). Slice and set them aside.
  • Cook veal: Heat a large cast-iron or nonstick pan. Add olive oil and ½ tablespoon of butter to the pan. Add peeled but still whole garlic clove and stir for 1 minute. Add cutlets and fry them on medium-high heat for 1 – 1 ½ minutes per side. Remove, sprinkle with salt, and keep warm. Remove the garlic clove as well.
  • Cook mushrooms: Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in the pan. Fry mushrooms on medium heat, often stirring, for 2-3 minutes until golden. Pour in Marsala and let bubble for 1 minute. Cut the remaining ice-cold butter into small cubes and stir them slowly into the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Finish: Return the veal to the pan and reheat gently for about one minute. Serve immediately.

Notes

  1. If the cutlets are larger but just as thin as the ones I use, the cooking time will not change.
  2. One tablespoon of the butter should be ice-cold; it will help emulsify the sauce.
  3. Don’t wash the mushrooms; they will soak too much water and become soggy. Instead, rub them clean with kitchen paper, it takes longer than washing, but it is worth it.

Nutrition

Calories: 361kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 869mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 178IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 2mg