Spezzatino (Stew) con Polenta Formaggi

Serves: 3 - 4

Spezzatino can be made with any kind of meat and veggies and today I visited Carrefour the market next door and opted to make it with veal and a polenta al formaggi. This is a hearty and nutritious meal that only thing you need is a slice of bread to scoop up the juices and a glass of rose vino.

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

¼ cup flour

300 grams veal stew meat (or any stew meat you like)

2 tbsp olive oil

2 smashed garlic cloves

1 finely chopped onion

1 cup white wine

3 tbsp tomato paste

1 tsp dried rosemary

1 tsp dried thyme

2 tbsp red hot chili flakes (optional)

1 tsp garlic salt or salt and pepper to taste

2 cups baby tomatoes cut in half

600 ml chicken broth

1 cup diced carrots

1 ½ cup diced potatoes

1 can corn kernels

600 ml water

400 ml chicken broth

200 grams instant polenta

2 tbsp butter

½ cup grated parmesan cheese

½ cup shredded mozzarella

Directions

1. Heat oil in large wok-style pan on medium-high

2. Place flour in a bowl and coat each side of veal then sauté in pan until all sides are browned

3. Remove veal from pan and set aside

4. Add olive oil to pan and sauté garlic and onion. Remove the garlic cloves once browned

5. Return veal to pan, pour in wine, and simmer for 5 minutes until wine has reduced by half

6. Stir in tomato paste, baby tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, hot chili flakes and garlic salt

7. Pour in chicken broth and mix well

8. Stir in potatoes and carrots and lower heat so that liquid just bubbles slowly

9. Cover and let cook for 1 ½ to 2 hours or until meat is tender

10. Check liquid from time to time and add more broth or water if required

11. When almost ready, drain corn and add to pan and let cook for a further ten minutes

12. During this time place water and chicken broth in a saucepan and bring it to a boil

13. Pour polenta in slowly and using a whisk keep whisking until you have added all the polenta

14. Stir constantly until cooked (follow directions on your package)

15. Once cooked stir in butter and mix well

16. Stir in parmesan and mozzarella cheese

Serve spezzatino with braising liquid spooned over polenta – buon appetito

Full meal Veal Spezzatino

Ingredients for Spezzatino

Flour veal all over

Sauté until brown

Set veal aside

Sauté garlic and onions

Add veal back to pan

Pour in wine

Tomatoes paste and spices

Pour in broth

Diced carrots and potatoes

Add carrots and potatoes

Let boil then cover on low

Stir in corn

Boil water and broth

Keep stirring polenta

Stir in butter

Stir in cheeses

Creamy cheesy polenta

Plate polenta

Add spezzatino onto polenta

Delicious spezzatino

Hearty Veal Spezzatino