Vitello Tonnato - A Keto Paleo Nutrient Dense Traditional Recipe
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 8 portions
 
A great Keto Paleo Nutrient Dense Traditional Recipe! One of my favorites growing up!
Ingredients
  • 700gr or 25 oz veal round, in one piece.
  • For the broth:
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • 2 legs of celery
  • A small bunch of fresh herbs of your choice
  • a marrow bone or two
  • For the sauce:
  • 2 organic, pastured eggs
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ tsp of sea salt
  • 1 Tbs of mustard
  • 50 gr or 1.75 oz canned tuna in olive oil
  • 4 anchovy filets
  • 30 gr or 1 oz of capers in vinegar
  • the juice of 1 organic lemon
Instructions
  1. To cook the meat:
  2. In a large pot place all the broth ingredients then cover with about ½ gallon of cold water.
  3. Bring to a boil.
  4. Insert the veal round, which has been brought to room temperature, into the pot and fully submerge.
  5. Lower the flame to low and simmer for about 2 hours.
  6. Once the meat is cooked and very tender (for beef you might want to add some cooking time) take out of the broth, cover and set aside to cool.
  7. Once completely cooled, slice into ½ inch thick slices, and arrange on a large serving plate.
  8. The sauce:
  9. This is done best with an immersion blender or regular blender.
  10. First make a mayonnaise: Place the two eggs, which have been brought to room temperature, into the bottom of the blender or blending cup, if you are using an immersion blender just ad the mustard, oil and salt after you have placed the blender on top of the eggs. Then start the blender holding it straight and not moving it. The eggs should slowly emulsify into a perfect mayo.
  11. (TRICK for prefect mayo every time: add a tablespoon of commercial mayonnaise to start your mayo!)
  12. Once the eggs and oil have become emulsified, add the capers, anchovies, tuna and lemon juice to the blender and blend until a thick sauce forms.
  13. You might have to adjust taste by adding some salt or some more lemon.
  14. To finish:
  15. Now spread the sauce thickly onto the sliced meat.
  16. Garnish with capers and parsley leaves.
  17. For best results let sit in the fridge overnight before serving, so the flavors blend nicely.
  18. Will keep about 4 days in the fridge.
Notes
You do not have to serve al the meat at once. You can prepare the veal and the sauce ahead of time, and keep separately in the fridge before slicing the meat and adding the sauce. For best flavor blending though I recommend adding the sauce to the meat at least 12 to 24 hours before serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 portion Calories: 250 Fat: 17gr Carbohydrates: .8 gr net Fiber: .2 gr Protein: 22gr
Recipe by The Nourished Caveman at https://thenourishedcaveman.com/vitello-tonnato-a-keto-paleo-nutrient-dense-traditional-recipe