Veal World Bites
Ingredients
Tex-Mex
500 g (1 lb) ground Quebec Veal
Butter or oil in sufficient quantity
Sauce
- 250 ml (1 cup) salsa
- 10 ml (2 tsp) Tex-Mex spices
Greek
500 g (1 lb) ground Quebec Veal
Butter or oil in sufficient quantity
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
1 Loukania (Greek) sausage or 1 piece of chorizo diced and sautéed (for decoration)
Sauce
60 ml (1/4 cup) Kalamata black olives, sliced
125 ml (100 g) desalted feta cheese and crumbled**
125 ml (1/2 cup) fresh cream or sour cream
** To desalt the feta cheese, soak in cold water for 20 to 30 minutes before starting the recipe.
Jamaica
500 g (1 lb) ground Quebec Veal
Butter or oil in sufficient quantity
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
Sauce
15 ml (1 tbsp) Jerk spices
75 ml (1/2 can) tomato paste
125 ml (1/2 cup) Prepared Concentrated Veal Stock
Portuguese
500 g (1 lb) ground Quebec Veal
Butter or oil in sufficient quantity
1 piece of Portuguese chourico or chorizo diced and sautéed (for decoration)
Sauce
30 ml (2 tbsp) Dijon mustard
10 ml (2 tsp) Piri Piri spices
125 ml (1/2 cup) Prepared Concentrated Veal Stock or white wine
BBQ
500 g (1 lb) ground Quebec Veal
Butter or oil in sufficient quantity
2 French shallots, finely chopped
Sauce
125 ml (1/2 cup) Prepared Concentrated Veal Stock
15 ml (1 tbsp) smoked paprika
15 ml (1 tbsp) Bourbon or white grape juice
5 ml (1 tsp) garlic, finely chopped
75 ml (1/2 can) tomato paste
60 ml (1/4 cup) brown sugar
10 ml (2 tsp) Cajun spices
Indian
500 g (1 lb) ground Quebec Veal
Butter or oil in sufficient quantity
2 French shallots, finely chopped
Sauce
250 ml (1 cup) Prepared Concentrated Veal Stock
156 ml (1 can) tomato sauce
60 ml (1/4 cup) almonds, finely chopped
3 cardamom grains, chopped
25 g (2 tbsp) fresh ginger, finely grated
1 to 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 Thai chili pepper, finely chopped
15 ml (1 tbsp) curry
30 ml (2 tbsp) curcuma
Preparation
- Mix all of the ingredients for the sauce of your choice* and set aside.
- In a frying pan, heat butter or oil on medium. Cook the ground veal, onion, shallots and garlic (according to the selected recipe) for 5 to 8 minutes while breaking up the meat with a wooden fork until the meat has lost its pink tint.
- Add the sauce and cook until the desired consistency.