Maui Onion Stuffed Veal Medallions

Demonstrated by: Mark Franco, Executive Sous Chef, Kaanapali Beach Hotel, Professional Division Winner.
Whaler's Village Maui Onion Festival on September 21, 2003.

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Ingredients:

Maui Onion Stuffed Veal Medallions

  • 2 lb Maui onions (about 4 onions), thinly sliced
  • 2 lb leeks, thinly sliced
  • 10 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 6 springs fresh thyme
  • 2 cups virgin olive oil
  • 3 lb veal tenderloins
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 2 lb Maui onions (about 4 onions), sliced
  • 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil

Maui Onion Madeira Sauce

  • Baby Kula Onion Confit

Maui Onion Madeira Sauce:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 4 lb Maui onions (about 8 onions), sliced

2 gallons Veal Stock

  • 1 bottle (750 ml) good quality Madeira wine
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 oz dried morel mushrooms, re-hydrated
  • Salt and white pepper

Veal Stock:

  • 8 lb veal knuckles or bones
  • 3 lb celery, chopped
  • 4 lb Maui onions (about 8 onions), chopped
  • 3 lb leeks, chopped
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 12 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup virgin olive oil
  • 5 sprigs parsley
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 5 gallons water

Baby Kula Onion Confit:

  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
  • 3 1/2 cups white wine
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 8 baby Kula onions, with shoots intact

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, combine thinly sliced onions, leeks, garlic, and the 2 cups olive oil.
  2. Add veal and refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours.
  3. In a sauté pan, add butter, sugar, wine, and sliced onions; sauté until onions are caramelized (golden dark brown in color); cool.
  4. Place onions in food processor and process until onions are coarsely chopped.
  5. Remove veal from the marinade and remove any of the marinade vegetables.
  6. Make a small incision on the side of each veal tenderloin; continue to cut the hole larger on the inside using the tip of a sharp boning knife.
  7. Fill a pastry bag with the caramelized onions and fill each veal tenderloin with the onion mixture.
  8. Heat the 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet; cook veal to medium doneness.
  9. To serve, place veal tenderloins on plates, garnish with Maui Onion Madeira Sauce and Baby Kula Onion Confit.

Makes 8 servings.

Maui Onion Madeira Sauce:

  1. In a large stockpot, add 1/2 cup of butter and onions; sauté until onions are caramelized (golden dark brown in color).
  2. Add the Veal Stock and bring to a boil.
  3. Boil, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced by half; strain.
  4. In a medium saucepan, combine wine, garlic, and thyme; boil, uncovered, until mixture is a syrup-like consistency.
  5. Combine the veal stock mixture and the wine reduction mixture; boil, uncovered, until liquid is reduced by half.
  6. Add the heavy cream; slowly bring to a boil over low heat and continue to boil, uncovered, until slightly thickened.
  7. Whisk in the remaining 1/2 cup butter; strain mixture through a fine strainer.
  8. Place sauce over low heat; add the morel mushrooms and simmer for 20 minutes.
  9. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Makes 2 quarts.

Veal Stock:

  1. Place veal bones in a large roasting pan; roast for 30 minutes in a 350°F oven.
  2. In a large stockpot, sauté the celery, onions, leeks, thyme, and garlic in olive oil.
  3. Add the veal bones, parsley, peppercorns, bay leaves, and water; slowly boil, uncovered, until liquid is reduced by half.
  4. Strain through a fine strainer.

Baby Kula Onion Confit:

  1. In a small saucepan, combine butter, wine, and sugar; simmer until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Place the onions in the saucepan so that the shoots are upright.
  3. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until almost all of the liquid has evaporated.
  4. Insert a skewer in the onions to check doneness--it should insert easily.
  5. Keep warm.

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