Recipe - Scallopa Al Pizzaioio

6 tablespoon Flour
1 tablespoon Salt
1 tablespoon Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound Veal loin, cut into 4
pieces, 1/2" thick
4 tablespoon Virgin olive oil
2 cup Basic tomato sauce
One half pound Fresh mozzarella, in 8
rounds, 2" each
2 bn Fresh oregano leaves, to
yield 1C, stems removed

In a shallow bowl, mix flour with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Dredge veal pieces in flour mixture and set aside. In a 12 to 14inch saute
pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat until just smoking. Shake excess
flour from veal and place pieces in pan. Cook until golden brown on one
side, about 5 to 6 minutes. Turn and continue cooking until golden brown,
about 4 to 5 minutes. Remove veal pieces and pour out oil.

Add One half cup water to pan and deglaze, scraping lightly with a wooden spoon
to loosen brown bits. Add tomato sauce and bring to a boil. Replace veal in
pan and coat with sauce. Place 2 pieces of fresh mozzarella over each piece
of veal and place pan in a preheated 350 degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes, or
until cheese is melted. Remove pan from oven.

Place veal on platter, surround with sauce, sprinkle with fresh oregano and
serve.

Yield: 4 servings

Recipe by: Molto Mario

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #476 by "suechef@sover.net"
suechef@sover.net on Feb 7, 1997.