Braised Leg of Veal With Paprikas Sauce

This is a really special entree, perfect for a holiday dinner.Serve the gently flavored sour cream sauce over spaetzle or buttered noodles with poppy seeds.From a 1987 Bon Appetit that featured a menu and recipes for A Fantasy Yuletide in Old Vienna.You may also use a 3 1/2 pound veal leg, boned and tied, instead of the veal shoulder.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 (3 1/2lb)  veal shoulder, boned and tied (have the butcher do this for you, 3 1/2 lbs.)
• 2  teaspoons paprika (preferably Hungarian)
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 4 -6  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  large onion, chopped
• 1  carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons paprika (preferably Hungarian)
• 2  tablespoons flour
• 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
• 1⁄2 cup dry sherry
• 1  cup  chicken stock
• 12  whole black peppercorns
• 8  fresh parsley sprigs
• 1  bay leaf
• 1  teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream

Directions

1. Position rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
2. Pat veal dry with paper towels; rub with 2 t. paprika, salt and pepper.
3. Melt butter with 4 tablespoons oil in heavy large casserole over medium-high heat.
4. Add veal and brown on all sides.
5. Transfer veal to platter.
6. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons fat from casserole (if fat burns, pour off and add 2 T. oil).
7. Stir in onion,carrot and 1 1/2 tablespoons paprika into fat.
8. Reduce heat to low and cook until onion softens, about 8 minutes.
9. Add flour and stir 2 minutes.
10. Add wine and Sherry and bring to a boil.
11. Mix in stock, peppercorns,parsley sprigs, bay leaf and thyme.
12. Return veal to casserole; cover with foil, then with lid.
13. Transfer to oven and cook until thermometer inserted in meat registers 140 degrees for medium-rare, about 1 hour.
14. Transfer veal to platter; cover and keep warm.
15. Place casserole over medium-high heat and boil pan juices until reduced to 3/4 cup, scraping up any browned bits; strain.
16. Return sauce to casserole;off heat, stir in sour cream.
17. Cut veal into slices and serve with sauce.