Veal Rack with Rosemary & Rocket Pesto
Womens Weekly Complete Book of Modern Classics Pg. 185
Coffee & Pecan Puddings with Caramel Sauce
Womens Weekly Complete Book of Modern Classics Pg. 353
Well welcome everyone again this week!
Julia Child said “You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients”
And that is what this week’s meal is about – however……..
Just a warning – this weeks gorgeous veal rack is an EXPENSIVE cut of meat. Now, I don’t usually go too overboard, however, I really wanted to try this and I had to get a rather large rack to boot. So mince and sausages for the rest of the week. LOL!!
What a glorious cut of meat it is. Be sure to go to a very good butcher for this. The recipe suggests two cutlets per person but one is just fine as they are thick and meaty. So the rack of 8 does 8 people easily. This is not a difficult meal at all and looks spectacular so keep it for a special occasion like someones birthday celebration. The pesto is wizzed up in the blender and the smell of the rosemary is just wonderful. It is simply a matter of coating the meat and then cooking to your liking. Please don’t overcook this and be sure to rest the meat covered whilst you make the gravy from the pan drippings. Have everything for the gravy ready to go and work quickly. It was suggested to serve this with baked new potatoes and asparagus which all worked beautifully. There was silence whilst eating so I knew I was going to score well here and I did 10/10. The MAV was in heaven.
The little coffee and pecan puddings had a nice kick to them with the added flavour of the coffee. However, they are rich and when I do them again I am going to make even smaller ones (and cook them for less time of course) because they tended to be a little on the dry side and were filling. Watch the caramel sauce when you are making it because if you take your eye off it for a second it will crystallise. These were also not difficult so I didn’t feel as though I had slaved all day for this meal overall. The puddings received 8/10.
