Quick and tasty Veal Scaloppine al limone. If you like super tender meat, with incredible flavor, then you have to try this recipe. It delivers so much in such a simple way, you're not going to believe it!
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Quick and tasty dinner idea
In Italy we are always keeping things simple. However, we never sacrifice quality or incredible flavor. Think of our Skillet orange chicken thighs (Pollo all'arancia); Quick 30-minute Spaghetti with Spinach and Gorgonzola; and "Rags" of Beef with Arugula (Straccetti con Rughetta).
This Quick and tasty Veal Scaloppine al limone, has few ingredients and takes less than 20 minutes to prepare. Pretty enticing right? Perfect for a weeknight supper, but also elegant enough for a weekend dinner.
Ingredients for our Quick and tasty Veal Scaloppine al limone!
Here is what you will need for this recipe:
- Thinly sliced veal fillet. See below for meat substitutions.
- Type "00" flour. Replace with rice flour, or cornstarch, to make it glutenfree
- Salt and pepper
- Lemon
- White wine
- Butter
How to make Scaloppine al limone
Here is where I love to be. In the kitchen cooking. Come join me, let's have some really delicious simple fun. Here is how its done:
- Firstly we want to tenderize the veal fillet. Place them in some plastic wrap and using the meat cleaver, pound the fillets working from the center out. Turn over and do the same to the other side. Do this to all the fillets and place onto a plate.
- In a shallow bowl pour in flour. Season with salt and pepper and stir with a whisk to blend the seasoning evenly through the flour.
- Season both sides of the scaloppine with salt and pepper also.
- Take a fillet and place it into the flour. Coat well with the flour on both side, shake off any excess flour and placed dredged veal scaloppine onto another clean dish.
Time to cook up the Quick and tasty Veal Scaloppine al limone!
- In a large sauté pan drizzle in olive oil. Bring to a medium to high heat and start to place the dredged veal scaloppine in.
- Saute for 1 minute then turn over and saute for another minute. Take fillets out of the pan and place on a clean dish.
- Continue doing this until all the fillets are done.
Pan bits make for a good sauce
In the pan you see all those caramelized bits, we don't want that to go to waste. It makes for a really delicious sauce. This is what you want to do.
- Keep heat on low to medium, pour in the white wine, and with a wooden spoon loosen all the bits on the bottom of the pan.
- Once the alcohol is cooked out, add the butter, then cut a few slices of lemon and place them in the pan.
- Now we want to add the veal scaloppine back in. A nice fresh squeeze of lemon, then turn off heat.
Aroma!
The aroma of this Quick and tasty Veal Scaloppine al limone has my mouth watering. The butter, wine, and that sweetness of the juices in the pan, meld so well with the lemon. Just love it. Can't wait to taste it!
Plating
Place all the fillets in a nice serving platter. Then pour all that pan sauce over the scaloppine. Place the lemon slices on top, and that my friends is how you make Quick and tasty Veal Scaloppine al limone!
Can I use beef? Or chicken?
Absolutely, the process will be the same. Just remember, the fillets have to be thin, so pound them out to make it nice and tender! In Italy, we like our veal recipes, however chicken, beef, even pork will be a good substitution!
Let's have a taste
You can already tell how tender this veal scaloppine is, the knife just cuts through like butter. Wow, the flavor is amazing. That flour coating gives the surface this caramelized creaminess, and the lemon, wine, and butter marry well with the sweetness of the veal. Absolutely delicious. Where's the bread, lol, don't want that sauce to go to waste! Scarpetta time!
Thanks for joining me in the kitchen. It has been my pleasure sharing inspirations from Italy. So much fun and a great dish that is restaurant worthy, however easy to make at home!
Enjoy!
PrintQuick and tasty Veal Scaloppine al limone
Quick and tasty Veal Scaloppine al limone! If you like super tender meat, with incredible flavor, then you have to try this recipe. It delivers so much in such a simple way, you're not going to believe it! Make it tonight!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: serves four people 1x
- Category: Main, Meat
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 8 veal fillets cut to about an ⅛ inch thickness
- ½ cup type "00" flour (or all purpose unbleached flour, or rice flour for gluten-free)
- Fine sea salt
- Fresh cracked pepper
- 2 Tbsp evo oil
- 1 lemon
- ⅛ cup white wine
- 1 Tbsp butter
Instructions
- Take veal fillets and wrap in plastic wrap. Pound out the fillets with a meat clever working from the center outward. Turn over and do the same to this side.
- Unwrap fillets and place on a plate. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
- In a shallow bowl add flour, salt and pepper. Using a whisk, mix up the flour to evenly season throughout.
- Place veal fillet into the flour and coat both sides well. Shake off any excess flour and place on a clean dish. Continue doing this until all veal fillets are dredged with seasoned flour.
- In a large deep sauté pan drizzle in evo oil. Turn heat to a medium high setting. Once the oil is hot place in veal fillets. Fry for 2 minute, then turn over and fry for another minute. Take the veal scaloppine out of the pan and place on a clean dish. Finish cooking all the fillets.
- Turn heat to low. Pour wine into the pan and with a wooden spoon loosen the caramelized bits on the bottom of the pan.
- Add the butter and two slices of lemon. Let that simmer for a couple minutes. Place the veal scaloppine back into the pan. Squeeze some fresh lemon juice all over the top. Turn off heat and coat the fillets well with the sauce.
- Place the veal scaloppine onto a nice serving platter. Pour the pan juices all over the top, then add the slices of lemon in the pan on top of the veal.
- Ready to serve!
Enjoy!
Notes
You can use beef, chicken or pork fillets instead of veal. Just remember to pound them out to make it nice and tender.
Replace the flour with cornstarch or rice flour to make it gluten-free.
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Sharon says
This veal scaloppine was the perfect at-home date night dinner made without a lot of fuss.
Hi Sharon, good on you for having a date night dinner, so honored that you made this Scaloppine recipe. So so easy your right!
Happy cooking!
Megane says
I am having a bit of an Italian week and this scaloppine was sensational. The veal was so tender and the lemon sauce so good. I will make this again and again. Thanks for such a great recipe.
That's wonderful that you are having an Italian week. Very happy that you tried this Scaloppine, and enjoyed it so much a wonderful recipe that we love doing over and over again and again too! Thanks a million Megane!
Enjoy!
Colleen says
We loved this veal scaloppine! It came out perfectly tender and crazy delicious. Simple recipes like this are the best.
We agree Colleen, it is our Italian way and we love it! So happy you tried it, and we are grateful and appreciate that you gave it a try!
Have a wonderful week!
Cheers!
veenaazmanov says
Looks perfect for a party platter. Need to definitely try this easy recipe soon. Weekend sounds perfect.
That makes us some pretty happy Italian food bloggers Veena. Let us know how it works for you! Thank you!
Happy cooking!
Ann says
I am new to cooking with veal, but this recipe sounds so simple to make. Excited to give it a try!
Hi Ann, so happy you want to try this recipe. It is so delicious and the veal always very tender! Let us know how you make out!
Happy cooking!
Jacqueline Debono says
This is one of my favourite ways to serve veal. Easy to make and yet restaurant quality delicious!
Hi Jacqueline, very true and wonderful that you prepare your veal this way too. Thanks for checking out our recipe and post!
Have a great week!
Cheers!
Kristina says
This was so easy and so full of flavor, I think deglazing and making sure you got all those bits from the bottom of the pan in your sauce make a big impact.
Absolutely Kristina, We don't want to waste any of those flavors and the wine is a great deglazing ingredient, and the butter just seals the deal! Moist, tender, flavorful! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Happy cooking!
Madelyn says
Made this for dinner the other night and it came out great, with a nice and light flavor. It was perfect with fresh steamed veggies.
Hi Madelyn, great side dish for this Scaloppine. So happy you enjoyed it. A great go to week night dinner idea for sure!
Thank you so much for trying it, we appreciate your thoughts!
Cheers!
Jamie says
Wow! This is such a very unique dish! Definitely looks delicious and very enticing! I just love that tender meat, it's so appealing! Loving this already!
That is so wonderful Jamie, we love this dish, brings us back home every time we make it!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Have a wonderful week!
Dani says
Made these Veal Scaloppine for Sunday lunch and everyone loved them. It's a super easy recipe to prepare but tasted like it came out of a professional chefs kitchen!
Hi Dani, that makes us so happy that you enjoyed these Scaloppine. It is truly a restaurant worthy dish!
Have a great cooking week!
Cheers!
Amy Liu Dong says
Such an easy and tasty dish to make for tonight's dinner.
I really love it!
Thank you Amy, so happy you are trying it! It definitely doesn't disappoint!
Enjoy!
Linda says
This is a quick and delicious recipe to impress someone at the last minute. So easy to make and yet flavorful in every bite
Hi Linda, your so right a restaurant worthy dish that you can do for someone in minutes and at home! Italian cooking at its heart is simple, but never lacks texture and flavor! Thank you for your thoughts!
Cheers!
Natalia says
You had me at 20 minutes total time! I love a delicious recipe ready in a crunch! Also, can we talk about this texture, this look so moist and yummy!
Hi Natalie, I know right 20 minutes, for such a delicious tender main, Yes the texture is pure luxury, we love this dish! Great for a family weeknight meal! Thanks for checking it out!
Happy cooking!