20 minutes
Ingredients
20 pitted prunes
300 ml chicken stock
30 g butter
4 veal escalopes
125 ml Armagnac
200 ml crème fraîche
salt to taste
gratin Dauphinois to serve or potato purée or rice Gratin Dauphinois
Method
1) bring to the boil the stock and prunes, cover and simmer for 5 minutes
2) remove and reserve 8 of the prunes
3) uncover the pan and cook until the stock and prune mixture as reduced by half
4) process in a blender, this mixture to purée
5) heat the butter in frying pan, add the veal and cook for about 2 minutes on each side, remove from the pan and keep warm
6) add the Armagnac to the pan and ignite carefully, add the prune purée and crème fraîche, stir over moderate heat until the sauce is smooth, season to taste
To serve, spoon some prune sauce on each plate and arrange an escalopes on top, garnish with the reserved prunes.
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