Lemon Scallops

Lemon Scallops

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Looking for a second course that embodies all the elegance and simplicity of Italian cuisine? Lemon scaloppine is the perfect answer. Imagine tender slices of meat, floured and browned in the pan, enveloped in a velvety and irresistibly fragrant cream. It's the classic traditional dinner savior, capable of transforming just a few ingredients into a fresh masterpiece. No matter where you are in the world: today I'll reveal every secret to achieving incredibly tender meat and a flawless sauce. Prepare the stove, your next gourmet dinner awaits!

Ingredients:

  • 200g of veal slices
  • 1 lemon
  • 40g of butter
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • flour 00 to taste

Preparation:

Meat preparation

1 Place the veal slices between two sheets of parchment paper and 2 Pound them with a meat tenderizer, always starting from the center and working outward. 3. Finally, 3 flour them on both sides.

Preparing the escalopes

4 Squeeze the lemon juice with your hands and then slice it into rounds. In a large pan 5 melt the butter 6 brown the scallops on one side for a couple of minutes. Meanwhile, add the salt.

Finish cooking

7 Turn the slices and brown them on the other side for 1-2 minutes, then add the pepper. 8 Add the lemon juice and 9 Allow the sauce to reduce. Serve the scallops piping hot and enjoy!

Advise

  • Oil : you can also use olive oil to fry the scallops.
  • Basil : you can add a few sprigs of fresh basil on top of each skewer; I think it goes perfectly.

Author:

Luigi Silvestri Corradin

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