Hey guys! What’s the autumn in your country/city? The weather here finally became amazing – only +29C! And in my home-city in Russia is -7C! Which weather do you like more?
I had the leftovers of squash in my fridge.. and I needed to come up with something to have for dinner. A very simple way to use it – make savory pancakes, but that idea seemed too boring for me. Further ‘excavations’ brought me a beet, a piece of pecorino cheese and a glass of red wine. And the idea came up! Give it up and just drink wine. 😀
So, the measurements in the recipe are given roughly, don’t be afraid to be an artist and make it to suit your own taste. The dish has a wonderful flavour, and this is a very simple way to cook. I served it over a bed of mashed squash and potatoes, and that was incredibly satisfying! Bright and slightly sweet squash and beet, mildly spicy pink pepper give that contented and warm-inside feeling which is what autumn cooking about.
Veal with pink pepper and squash puree
Ingredients
100-150g veal, cut into cubes
5 pink peppercorns, crushed
few sage leaves
1-2 Tbsp dry red wine, optional
80-120g squash or pumpkin, cooked and mashed
1 Tbsp beet, cooked and cut into cubes
1 small potato, cooked and mashed, optional
1-2 Tbsp pecorino cheese, grated
sea salt, to taste
1 Tbsp olive oil
Method
- In a bowl put veal cubes, pink pepper, some salt and chopped sage. Pour in wine and stir well. Cover and let marinate for 10-20 minutes.
- Make vegetable puree for the garnish. Combine mashed squash, potato and cheese together. Season to taste.
- Heat an oil in a frying pan over medium heat. When oil is hot, add meat and fry it. Turn occasionally until done as desired and browned on all sides.
- Mix pan-fried veal with beet cubes.
- Put the squash puree on a serving plate. Arrange veal on top. Sprinkle with sage and pecorino cheese, if desired.
Of course a great glass of red wine goes hand in hand with this delicious veal. 😉
Enjoy the dinner!
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That looks amazing!
Thanks, Michelle! I love the presentation too! 🙂
What a beautiful photo!
In response to your first question: it’s spring here and heading for 27 degrees C. It’s a nice change after the 39 we had on Sunday. Give me the 27/29//39 any day over -7.
Thank you! I prefer ‘plus’ temperature over ‘minus’ too! 😀
Great pic, looks yum!
Thank you, Brendon! 🙂
I love the recipe, sounds delicious and your photo is beautiful. I’m picky when it comes to weather. I guess answering the question I would take 29 but honestly thats too warm for me but -7 is too cold. See I told you I am picky, if I have a choice around 15 C is perfect.
And if I could choose.. 25-27C is a perfect temperature for me. 🙂
We are having a little chilly weather here in Oregon. Upper 40F. Compare to other parts of the US, not too bad I think, I like this dish! So homey and not complicated.
I think its a nice weather! And you can wear beautiful and cozy jumpers and coats! 🙂 Thank you for the comment!
beautiful! Love how you put it together. Minnesota is sharing the weather of your home city. Cold here!
Wow, it’s really pretty cold! I hope you do have any heater at your house! Here, we can’t set the AC to work warm, so during chill months (of course it’s not minus here) I wear wool socks at home. 😀
Mila, I love this dish, it looks really tasty 🙂 I love autumn in Dubai 😀
Thanks Linda! Yep, it’s getting cooler and I love that! 😉
what a gorgeous gorgeous plate! love the color
Thank you so much! It’s more pleasingly to eat the colorful food! 🙂
This is a lovely dish. Love pink peppercorns. I just had a new cheese that was covered in pink peppercorns and it was pretty incredible too!!!
Pink pepper has milder and sweeter taste. That cheese sounds so good! Must be very delish! 😀
Lovely purée. The colours are fantastic.
Thanks for your nice comment, Conor! 🙂
Mmmm….looks wonderful!
It is! Thank you, Bonnie!
looks delicious and beautiful plating, thanks for sharing:)
I love that squash puree twist too! Thanks for the attention, Lily! 🙂
You have so many wonderful flavors going on in this dish, the sage, and putting it on a bed of sweet squash… looking forward to more of your recipes on Weekend Bites. Pinned.
Thanks a lot for visiting and commenting! 🙂
This veal sounds great! I just had the most amazing veal dinner on vacation in Mexico, totally craving it now! If you like squash, Check out my recipe for easy Curried Acorn Squash with Brown Rice and Raisins when you get a chance!
Your recipe is being featured on Weekend Bites today. Thank you so much for participating in the party. I will be pinning and tweeting the recipe this week.
This is such a gorgeous dish! Thank you for sharing it with us on Weekend Bites. I wanted to let you know I’m featuring it this week.
Hi, Adelina! Thanks for visiting, hope to see you soon! 🙂
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