Kalbscoteletten à la Saint Cloud (Veal Cutlets St. Cloud)

The following recipe was submitted by Highlander and Islander, from HI Cookery, in honor of today's feast of St. Cloud!  Thank you and happy feast of St. Cloud!

Kalbscoteletten à la Saint Cloud 

 (Veal Cutlets St. Cloud)

Adapted from Cooking With the Saints

For the veal cutlets

• 4 veal cutlets, about 5 ounces each
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 bacon strips

Directions

Tenderize the veal cutlets by pounding them thin with a meat hammer. Season with salt and pepper. In a skillet, melt the butter and brown each side of the veal cutlets but do not cook through. Transfer to a baking dish and top with a bacon strip. Make the gravy.

For the gravy

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup chicken stock
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons sherry

Directions

In the same skillet where the veal cutlets were browned, melt the butter. Stir in the flour. Pour in the chicken stock, scraping the brown bits from the sides. Keep stirring until thick. Season with salt and pepper.

Mix in the sherry. Pour the gravy over the veal cutlets. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until the veal cutlets are cooked through yet tender. Serve the veal cutlets immediately with a side of rice or potatoes, spooning the gravy over them.

Notes

• We halved the original recipe to feed just the two of us. But we followed the original measurements of the gravy because we like sauces with our meats.
• The author suggests inserting small pieces of truffle or a flavorful mushroom into the cutlets for a unique taste. However, truffles are expensive and not readily available in most areas like ours.
• St. Cloud is the patron saint of nail makers in France. So our final food photo above features the large nails that Highlander used to build our backyard deck.