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Veal and Mushroom Stew
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 300 Minutes
Ready In: 320 Minutes
Servings: 8
A fabulous slow cooker recipe from Canadian Living! You may need more salt depending on what kind of stock you use and your taste!
Ingredients:
2 1/2 lbs stewing veal, cubed
1/3 cup flour
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped
3 leeks, chopped (white and light green parts only!)
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 1/2 cups chicken stock
4 cups mushrooms (small button or cremini)
2 cups shiitake mushroom caps
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Directions:
1. Trim veal. In a large plastic bag, shake the veal with flour to coat.
2. In a large shallow Dutch oven, heat oil over med high heat, then brown veal in batches and transfer to slow cooker.
3. Drain fat from Dutch oven and add 1 tbsp of butter. Fry onions, leeks, garlic and lay leaf over med heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened (about 5 minutes).
4. Add 1/2 tsp each of the salt and pepper, all the thyme and nutmeg. Stir in stock and bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
5. Pour over veal in slow cooker, then cover and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours until veal is tender.
6. In a large skillet, heat remaining butter over med high heat, then saute all the mushrooms and remaining salt and pepper until lightly browned (about 10 minutes).
7. Add to slow cooker along with lemon juice, then cover and cook on high for 15 minutes.Discard bay leaf and stir in cream and parsley, then serve!
By RecipeOfHealth.com