Vitello tonnato (Veal with tuna-flavoured cream sauce)
INGREDIENTS
INGREDIENTS FOR 6 PEOPLE
800 grams of magatello of veal or Bon-Tonn (magatello of beef)
8 anchovy fillets
300 grams of tuna
1/2 tube of mayonnaise
30 grams of capers
1 carrot
1 onion
Celery
Vegetable stock
Salt
Pickles for garnishing
PREPARATION
Cook the vegetables and leave them to cool. Put the tuna, anchovies, capers and vegetables in the blender. Add the mayonnaise followed by a little vegetable stock to obtain a well mixed sauce. Cut the magatello of veal (or beef) and layer the meat and the tuna sauce, then garnish the edges of the dish with the pickles.
RECOMMENDED WINES
Light red wines best accompanying this dish include:
Bardolino
Grignolino
Parrina rosé