"While visiting Long Beach, California, we dined at a bit of elegant, imported Italy called L'Opera," writes Shirley Harris of Sun Lakes, Arizona. "The service was excellent, each dish divine, but the veal scaloppine was what my husband begged me to try to re-create. It would be great to surprise him with this dish at home."
If you can't find porcini powder in the spice aisle of your supermarket, grind 1/4 cup dried porcini mushrooms in a spice mill; that will be enough for one tablespoon.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Place eggplant on 2 large baking sheets. Sprinkle with salt. Let stand 20 minutes. Rinse under running water and pat dry.
Step 2
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, sauté eggplant until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes per side. Arrange decoratively on large platter.
Step 3
Place flour on plate. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle veal slices with salt and pepper; dredge veal in flour. Working in batches, sauté veal until brown, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to plate.
Step 4
Melt butter in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add sliced mushrooms and sauté until brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in cream, Madeira, and porcini powder. Simmer until sauce thickens slightly, about 2 minutes. Add veal to skillet. Simmer until veal is heated through and coated with sauce, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 5
Arrange veal in center of platter with eggplant. Spoon sauce over veal. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.
