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Ucla Scappati

Type: Meat
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

8   Veal leg - (abt 1-1/2 lbs) - sliced thin by
  Your butcher
1/4 lb 113g / 4ozProsciutto - thinly sliced to
  Yield 8 pieces
16   Sage leaves
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozFinely-chopped italian parsley
16   One-inch cubes pancetta - (abt 1 lb)
6 tablespoons 90mlUnsalted butter
  Lemon Wedges
1   Polenta Taragna - (see recipe)

Recipe Instructions

Pound veal pieces to 1/4-inch thickness and lay out on work surface. Place one prosciutto slice over each. Place 2 sage leaves on each and divide parsley among all 8 pieces.

Roll each piece up and make two rows of 4 horizontally. Use 4 skewers to make a tress with each skewer piercing 4 rolls. Place 1 cube of Pancetta at the end of each skewer and push so that the meat is pushed tightly together from both ends.

In a 10- to 12-inch saute pan, heat butter over medium heat until foam subsides. Saute skewer sets 10 minutes, turning several times. Remove, cut along parallel lines with skewers and serve hot with lemon wedges and Polenta Taragna.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali - (Show # MB-5740) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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