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Veau Marengo (French Veal Stew with Tomatoes and Mushrooms)

Veau Marengo

Veau Marengo (French Veal Stew with Tomatoes and Mushrooms) — from Philippe Etchebest's cooking video Watch how it’s made · 9:42

Video by Philippe Etchebest on YouTube, in French · Open on YouTube

140 minServes 6549 kcal a serve
  • Nut-free

Contains: Gluten, Milk. Check labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes.

Veal shoulder simmered with tomatoes, mushrooms and carrots gives about 58 g of protein and 15 g net carbs a serve, with under 2 g of added sugar.

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Ingredients 17

Method

The cook speaks French; every step is written here in English. Tap a time to watch that step in the video. For subtitles, tap CC in the video, then Settings › Subtitles › Auto-translate › English.

  1. Peel the tomatoes: plunge them into boiling water for 30 seconds, then into cold water, slip off the skins and chop, keeping all the juice and seeds. 0:55
  2. Cut the carrots into large pieces for the garnish, chop the onion and crush the garlic. 2:05
  3. Heat the oil in a wide, very hot sauté pan and sear the veal in two batches until well caramelised. Turn the oven grill on. 3:38
  4. Add the garlic and onion and soften without much colour. Sprinkle the flour evenly over the meat and put the pan under the hot grill for 5 minutes to toast it. 4:15
  5. Put the pearl onions in a small pan with water just to cover, the sugar, a little butter and salt; simmer gently until the water has reduced completely and they are glazed. Quarter the mushrooms (don't soak them). 4:44
  6. Deglaze the veal with the white wine, add the tomatoes, then the veal stock (or water) to just over the meat. Add the carrots and some salt, the thyme and bay, and simmer over low heat for 1½ hours. 5:51
  7. Near the end, fry the mushrooms in butter in a very hot pan until well browned. 7:05
  8. When the sauce has reduced to the level of the meat, check the onions are tender, stir in the mushrooms and onions and finish with chopped parsley. 7:50

Tip. Serves 6. Traditionally served with steamed potatoes; Etchebest adds carrots so the garnish cooks in the pot. Green beans or cauliflower keep it lower in carbs. Freezes well.

The method is a summary in our words — the video shows every step.

One serve gives you 1 of 6

Energy549 kcal2,300 kJ
Protein58 g116% of a day
Fibre2.8 g10% of a day
Carbohydrate18 g15 g net · 7.7 g sugars7% of a day
Fat26 g8.7 g saturated33% of a day
Sodium930 mg40% of a day

Where the energy comes from one serve

  • Net carbs 11%
  • Protein 45%
  • Fat 44%

Low carb: under 26% of the energy is from carbs.

Vitamins & minerals % of a day, one serve · tap for more

Vitamin B12 High74%

1.8 µg a serve, mostly from veal shoulder or neck (98%). Keeps nerves and blood cells healthy. Found almost only in animal foods and fortified foods (some plant milks, nutritional yeast), so vegans need a reliable source.

Zinc High59%

6.5 mg a serve, mostly from veal shoulder or neck (92%). Needed for immunity, wound healing, taste and growth. Meat, seafood, legumes, seeds and whole grains supply it.

Omega-3 High57%

0.9 g a serve, mostly from rapeseed or grapeseed oil (90%). Omega-3 fats support the heart and brain. Oily fish give EPA and DHA; walnuts, flax, chia and canola give ALA, which the body converts only a little.

Selenium High53%

29 µg a serve, mostly from veal shoulder or neck (80%). Part of the body's antioxidant enzymes and needed for thyroid hormones. Seafood, eggs, meat and Brazil nuts are rich sources.

Vitamin B6 High44%

0.7 mg a serve, mostly from veal shoulder or neck (72%). Helps turn food into energy and make brain messengers. Chickpeas, fish, poultry, potatoes and bananas are good sources.

Vitamin A High31%

281 µg a serve, mostly from carrots (69%). Keeps eyes, skin and the immune system healthy. Orange vegetables and dark greens give beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A.

Vitamin K High31%

38 µg a serve, mostly from parsley (29%). Needed for blood clotting and bones. Leafy greens and herbs are very rich in it. If you take warfarin, keep your intake steady and talk to your doctor.

Potassium High22%

1060 mg a serve, mostly from veal shoulder or neck (54%). Balances sodium to help control blood pressure and keeps muscles and nerves working. Beans, potatoes, leafy greens and fruit are rich sources.

Vitamin E High20%

3 mg a serve, mostly from rapeseed or grapeseed oil (52%). An antioxidant that protects cell membranes. Nuts, seeds and plant oils such as olive oil are the main sources.

Magnesium Source17%

70 mg a serve, mostly from veal shoulder or neck (62%). Takes part in hundreds of reactions — energy, muscles, nerves, blood sugar and bones. Nuts, seeds, legumes and whole grains are good sources.

Vitamin C Source17%

15 mg a serve, mostly from tomatoes (55%). An antioxidant needed for collagen, immunity and iron absorption. Long cooking destroys some, so raw herbs, citrus and capsicum help.

Iron Source16%

2.9 mg a serve, mostly from veal shoulder or neck (67%). Carries oxygen in your blood. Iron from plants absorbs better with vitamin C in the same meal — lemon, tomato or capsicum.

Folate Source15%

60 µg a serve, mostly from veal shoulder or neck (45%). Needed to make DNA and new cells — especially important before and in early pregnancy. Legumes and leafy greens are rich sources.

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Calcium4%

57 mg a serve. Builds bones and teeth and helps muscles and nerves work. Dairy, calcium-set tofu, sardines with their bones and some greens supply it.

Vitamin D1%

0.2 µg a serve, mostly from butter (65%). Helps you absorb calcium for bones and supports muscles. Few foods have much — oily fish, eggs, UV-exposed mushrooms, fortified milks. Sunlight is the main source.

Estimated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central values; % of a day uses the food-label daily values. How this works

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Recipe and video by Philippe Etchebest; the method summary, nutrition estimate and diet notes are Notbroken’s. General information about food, not dietary advice.