16 veal stew recipes

Set-it-and-forget-it veal stroganoff in the slow cooker. Flour-dusted veal cubes braise with potatoes, mushrooms, and beef stock until fall-apart tender, then get a rich swirl of sour cream right before serving. Hearty comfort food with zero babysitting.

Old-fashioned veal stew is the French classic blanquette de veau: blanched veal gently simmered with pearl onions, mushrooms, and chicken stock, finished with a velvety egg-yolk and cream velouté sauce.

Spezzatino di vitello: cubed veal braised in Burgundy wine with smoky bacon, shallots, mushrooms, and tiny white onions. This traditional Italian veal stew is rustic elegance in a bowl.

Kalbsschnitzel mit feinen Gemusen, German veal cutlets pan-seared in butter and topped with stewed tomato, asparagus spears, and sauteed mushrooms. A classic Bavarian main plated over pureed potatoes.

Butter-sauteed veal rounds topped with stewed tomatoes, asparagus spears, and fresh mushrooms, cooked gently in pan juices. An elegant one-pan entree with classic European flair.

German veal schnitzel topped with stewed tomato, white asparagus spears, and sauteed mushrooms, pan-cooked in butter. A classic Kalbsschnitzel with fine vegetables.

German veal schnitzel topped with stewed tomatoes, white asparagus, and fresh mushrooms, pan-seared in butter with paprika. Serve with pureed potatoes for a classic Bavarian dinner.

Veal braised with onions and cucumber, topped with crumbled sheep cheese, fresh dill, and tomato. Balkan-style stew served with warm flatbread.

Veal and mushroom ragout with leeks, bacon, artichoke hearts, and dry vermouth braised in a casserole. A hearty French-inspired stew served over rice.

Veal in a Dijon mustard cream sauce with honey, shallots, and white wine. Works with medallions for a quick dinner or stew meat for a slow braise.

Escudella de pages, a traditional Catalan country stew with veal, chicken, salt pork, cabbage, beans, rice, and pasta in a saffron-scented bone broth. Old-world Spanish peasant food that eats like a meal in a bowl.

A no-bean Texas-style beef chili with cubed chuck, beer, jalapeños, and masa for thickening. Slow-simmered for 2 hours until fork-tender with bold cumin and chili powder heat.

A hearty Dutch oven beef stew with seared chuck, red wine, tomatoes, new potatoes, green beans, peas, and carrots simmered low and slow for two hours. No shortcuts, just real stew.

Ambush your tastebuds with this savory chili made with succulent beef chuck, jalapeno peppers and red hot pepper sauce.

Sage-crusted roast pork loin marinated overnight with garlic and peppercorns, served with a flambeed Calvados apple brandy sauce made from pan drippings and Granny Smith apples.

Veal stock roasts meaty veal bones with onions, carrots, leeks, and garlic until deeply browned, then simmers gently for 6 to 8 hours into a clear, rich foundation for sauces and soups.