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Medieval Veal Hanger Steak with Hypocras Spiced Wine Sauce – Chef Hubert's Recipe

Ingredients: Serves 4
  • Veal hanger steak, trimmed: 600 g
  • Hypocras wine: 20 cl
  • Carrot: 300 g
  • Turnip: 300 g
  • Potato: 300 g
  • Chervil: 1 bunch
  • Sage: ¼ bunch
  • Classic marinade: 4 servings
  • Sunflower oil: 2 tablespoons
  • Butter: 100 g
  • Salt and ground pepper: to taste

Preparation:
  • Marinating time: overnight recommended
  • Prep time: 30 minutes
  • Cooking time: 20 minutes

Prepare the classic marinade following your trusted recipe.

Make the Hypocras wine (recipe below).

Trim the veal hanger steak and marinate it overnight for best flavor infusion.

Prepare the vegetable filling: Dice carrots, turnips, and potatoes into 1 cm cubes. Blanch briefly, then sweat in butter. Season with salt and pepper.

Finely chop the chervil and sage.

Pan-fry the marinated veal hanger steaks in sunflower oil until golden. Drain excess fat.

Arrange the vegetables in deep serving plates.

Slice the cooked veal hanger steaks and layer over the vegetables.

Reduce the Hypocras wine over high heat, then off the heat, whisk in butter pieces to create a glossy sauce.

Adjust seasoning, coat the meat generously, and garnish with chopped chervil and sage.


Hypocras Wine Recipe

Ingredients:

1½ liters red wine, grated nutmeg, ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 clove, 1 teaspoon liquid vanilla, 50 cl raspberry cream liqueur.

Method:

Bring the wine to a boil. Add raspberry cream liqueur and spices. Infuse over low heat for 10-15 minutes. Strain, cool, and reserve. Adjust acidity with honey if needed.

Medieval Veal Hanger Steak with Hypocras Spiced Wine Sauce – Chef Hubert s Recipe

*Sage is known as 'sacred grass' in ancient traditions.

Created by Chef Hubert, master of historical French cuisine.