Veal with Saffron and a Medley of Mushrooms

This main dish is perfect for festive occasions. The meat softens during the lengthy cooking and absorbs the rich flavors and wonderful aroma.

Ingredients for 6 servings:
  • 1 kilogram veal (cheek meat), cut into 3 x 3 cm cubes
  • 1  package (170 grams) whole oyster mushrooms
  • 1 package (100 grams) shitake mushrooms, cut in half, without the base
  • 1 package (150 grams) whole shimeji mushrooms
  • 1 tsp thyme, chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • ½ gram saffron
  • ½ bunch parsley, chopped
  • salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 ½ tbsp cumin
  • 2  liters water
  • 1 kilogram veal (cheek meat), cut into 3 x 3 cm cubes
  • 1  package (170 grams) whole oyster mushrooms
  • 1 package (100 grams) shitake mushrooms, cut in half, without the base
  • 1 package (150 grams) whole shimeji mushrooms
  • 1 tsp thyme, chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic, chopped
  • ½ gram saffron
  • ½ bunch parsley, chopped
  • salt and pepper
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 ½ tbsp cumin
  • 2  liters water
Method:
  1. Fry meat cubes in oil until lightly browned. Add water, thyme, bay leaf. Bring to a boil. Lower heat. Cook in covered pot for 2 hours or until meat is soft. (May use pressure cooker and reduce cooking time to 1 hour.) Add water to pot if liquid has evaporated during cooking before meat has softened.
  2. When the meat is soft, transfer cubes to a wide and flat pot. Add the rest of the ingredients.
  3. Add 1 cup of the cooked liquid to the pot. Bring to a boil. Cook covered on low heat for 15 minutes.
  4. Remove cover. Continue cooking uncovered until most of the liquid has evaporated.
  5. At end of cooking time, season according to taste.

*Veal may be replaced with chicken thighs (6 pieces) or lamb shoulder (6 servings). In stage 1 of preparation, cooking time for chicken is 20 minutes / cooking time for lamb is 1 hour.