JUST WHAT IS VEAU ORLOFF?

...cooking for royalty!


This post is in answer to the question, what is Veau Orloff?


A 19th century Franco- Russian concoction which was created for Prince Orloff , the Russian Ambassador to France. Basically consisting of braised or roasted loin of veal, thinly sliced. Between each slice is a layer of "soubise," rice, onions, mushrooms. It is stacked sideways and topped off with a thick velouté type sauce then browned in the oven before serving.

Its one of those kitchen goddess type dishes where you have to start planning 48 hours in advance....this is not a one pot sausage hotpot. However in this day and age where we tend to throw things together at the last minute, hospitality included, taking the time to prepare such a succulent meal is an excellent salve to stretched desperateanglohousewife nerves. It is not difficult to prepare but does take time.

It is wonderful to serve this up on a winter's evening with a hearty wine from the Médoc or a chilled Pouilly Fumé for those who prefer white wines and a platter of varied greens. Its dinner party fodder at its best!

Julia Child included it in Vol 1 of Mastering the art of French Cooking. Julia believed this could be started the "morning of..."Her recipe is easy to follow* and can be speed up with the aid of a food processor. Here is her version:
*please note my favourite Julia instruction..."thin out with spoonfulls of cream"

Veau Prince Orloff straight from Julia's bible!














Comments

  1. Susie @ DesperateAngloHousewives, Bordeaux28 December 2009 at 19:22

    Here is the Veau Orloff recipe...straight from Julia Child.

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  2. Jennifer, Paris31 December 2009 at 08:59

    Susie I am definately going to test Julia Childs recipe, it sounds delicious!

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  3. Anonymous12 April 2016 at 01:21

    beautiful recipe, wonderful blog

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