French Veal Stew (Blanquette de veau)

veal blanquette with 3 carrots in a large black serving bowl

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5 from 26 votes

French Veal Stew (Blanquette de veau)

A revisited version of the famous French Veal Blanquette.

Prep Time15

Cook Time40

Total Time55

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: French

Suitable for Diet: Gluten Free, Low lactose diet

Diet: AIP, Coconut free, Dairy free, Egg free, Gluten free, Paleo, Whole30

Servings: servings

Calories: 466kcal

Author: Bea Caillet

Equipment

Ingredients

2.6 pounds veal shoulder or veal stew meat (1.2 kg)
68 fl oz water (2 L)
1 bouquet garni (about 2 sprigs/stems of rosemary, 2 sprigs/stems of thyme and 4 to 5 bay leaves)
3 garlic cloves
1 onion
5 carrots
2 Tablespoons oil of your choice (you can also use butter if you are not dairy free, AIP nor paleo or whole30)
2 Tablespoons starch of your choice (see notes)
Pinch of sea salt

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Instructions

Peel the onion, garlic cloves and carrots and cut the veal in large cubes.
Pour the water in a large Dutch oven, add a pinch of salt, the bouquet garni, onion and carrots. Add the veal.
Bring to a boil and simmer for 40 minutes or until the meat is tender.
Once the meat is cooked you can prepare the blanquette sauce. To do so: take two cups of the blanquette broth, put the starch in a saucepan with the coconut oil. Turn on the stove to medium high heat and start stirring with a whisk. Add the blanquette broth slowly while still whisking.
Keep adding the rest of the 2 cups of blanquette broth slowly while still whisking.
Let the mixture cook until it thickens, whisking regularly.
Drain the meat and carrots (you can set aside the rest of the broth to use for something else) put them in a large bowl and add the sauce on top of it. And voilà!
Bon appétit !

Notes

For the starch : use arrowroot or tapioca starch for AIP, paleo and whole30. Corn starch or potato starch, if not on one of these diets.

Blanquette is traditionally served with rice or potatoes, but you can also serve it with cauliflower rice or with just more carrots if you are on a special diet like whole30, AIP or Paleo.

Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is calculated using a nutrition facts calculator. It is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

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