Veal Sorrentino

This past weekend my mom came up to spend the day and I wanted to make something special, so I reached into my old school bag of tricks and made Veal Sorrentino.  It had been quite a while since I made this and I had forgotten what a great and unique veal dish it is. Veal scallopini topped with prosciutto, eggplant and mozzarella in a wine sauce with just a touch of tomato, it just all comes together.  I am always nervous when I make one of my dad’s old dishes for my Mom, because I am not sure it will live up to the memory, but based on her reaction I think I did pretty well.

Veal Sorrentino can be a bit of work, but you can make it more manageable by splitting it up a bit and frying the eggplant ahead of time. If you are not a veal eater, boneless chicken breast is also excellent prepared Sorrentino, just pound the breasts thin and cut into scaloppini in place of the veal.

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Veal Sorrentino

Veal Sorrentino Recipe


  • Author: Phil Torre
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x

Description

Veal scallopini topped with prosciutto, eggplant and mozzarella in a wine sauce with just a touch of tomato, it just all comes together.


Ingredients

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  • 2 large eggs
  • 11/4 cups olive oil
  • 1 eggplant, cut crosswise into 8 slices about 1/4-inch thick
  • flour, spread on a plate for dredging
  • bread crumbs, spread on a plate
  • 8 veal scaloppini, cut from the top round, thinly sliced and pounded
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 8 slices of Prosciutto di Parma
  • 8 slices of mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup marinara sauce
  • Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Lightly beat the eggs in a deep dish, using a fork or a whisk.
  2. Heat 1 cup of the olive oil in a medium saute pan over high heat. Dredge slices of eggplant in flour, then dip in the egg, coating both sides. Turn the eggplant in the bread crumbs pressing firmly on each side. Place eggplant in oil and cook until browned on both sides. Remove eggplant and place on paper towels to drain.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  4. Heat remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil in large saute pan over medium heat. Dredge both sides of the scaloppini in flour, shake off excess flour, then place into the pan. Saute the veal until lightly browned on both sides, drain oil and return to heat.
  5. Add the 2 tablespoons of butter. On each slice of veal place one slice of prosciutto, one slice of eggplant, a little marinara sauce, then one slice of mozzarella.
  6. Add white wine and broth, then place a drop of marinara on top of each slice of mozzarella, and season with salt and pepper. Simmer for about 5 minutes then place pan in oven.
  7. Cook in oven until the mozzarella is melted.
  8. Remove pan from the oven and transfer the scaloppine to a warm plate. If the juices in the pan are thin and runny, turn the heat up to high and reduce them, scraping loose with a wooden spoon any cooking residue from the bottom and sides of the pan, until it has the density of sauce. Pour sauce over scaloppine and serve.
  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins


14 Responses

  1. Your recipes are fabulous. I’ve even passed along your website to my son who also loves to cook!

  2. This was the first time I didn’t just “wing it” making a Sorrentino. I followed the recipe quite closely, it came pretty closest to the Sorrentino of my childhood at Giuseppe’s!

    I used a pork scallopini, which was very good and also very cheap, and garden eggplant which inspired the meal. One note: 5 minutes at 350 degrees didn’t seem nearly enough. Next time I’ll do 400 degrees and plan on closer to 10 minutes.

    A definite keeper!

  3. I’ll be making this for Sunday dinner!

    One thing I wondered, even after re-reading, Do you need an oven proof saute pan, to saute, then cook in the oven? And if my saute pan isn’t oven proof, do I transfer everything to something that IS oven proof, for melting the mozz, or transfer just the scallopini with toppings?

    If I don’t hear back, I’ll figure it out. Serving with cappellini and broccolini (sauteed in EVOO & garlic, topped with butter and parm). Yup, a real diet dinner.

    1. Hi, yes you need an oven proof pan. I should have specified that in the recipe. If you need to transfer it I guess you could just transfer the scallopine with toppings to melt the mozz, and thicken the sauce on top of the oven in the pan. Then dish out the scallopine and add the sauce.

      1. Thank you, Phil Torre. I just had it at a friends, an Italian guy, who is normally an excellent cook. He made some shortcuts, forgot to add the marinara, and didn’t include the prosciutto, and only added the eggplant because I brought it. Still, it was a good meal, but I want to make it better! I look forward to trying this recipe.

        I have the prosciutto, the eggplant and some jarred marinara, as well as the mozz. I’m just going to cook it all up in my cast iron skillet. I’ll report back.

  4. This was soooo delicious! Wish I’d had some fresh basil to top it off with. I served on top of cappellini. In order, the veal, a drop of marinara, prosciutto, a drop of marinara, eggplant (breaded), a drop of marinara, then the mozz. Roasted in the oven for 5 minutes at 500 degrees, in my cast iron pan with some marinara underneath. Some sherry or white wine would have been a good addition. Alas, I had none.

    Cappellini was cooked al dente, drained, and served under the veal, with the marinara. I can’t wait to serve this again.

  5. This is probably my favourite meal – ever! Make this as written if you can. It is the perfect dish. I think it’s the combination of all the ingredients that make it what it is.

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