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Veal Chops en Cocotte

Veal chops en cocotte from Erken's Stor kokebok (1914): chops are seasoned and slowly baked in the oven in a cocotte with butter, cooked onion and diced potato, finished with tomato purée and veal jus and served in the pot.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 208 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

From the meat chapter of Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), in the series of French-inspired veal-chop dishes. A "cocotte" is an ovenproof pot with a lid in which the dish is both cooked and served.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the chops

    Trim the chops, pound them lightly flat and season with salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Place in the cocotte

    Melt the butter in a cocotte (an ovenproof pot with a lid) and lay in the chops.

  3. 3

    Onion and potatoes

    Cook the onion soft in a small spoon of butter and add it to the pot together with the potatoes, cut into small dice.

  4. 4

    Slow cooking

    Put the pot with its lid in the oven and let the dish cook quite slowly until the chops and potatoes are done.

  5. 5

    Finish and serve

    Just before serving, add tomato purée and veal jus. Serve in the cocotte.

Changes from the original

Measures are converted to modern units (deciliters, grams). The ingredient list is separated from the neighboring recipe on the same page, and the method is divided into numbered steps. "Veal jus" is given as stock/jus of veal.

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1914 (korrekturlest, s. 208)1949 (korrekturlest, s. 237)~34% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til
(Cotes de veau en cocotte.) 8 koteletter 80 gr. smør pepper salt 2 løk 4 poteter 1 del. tomatpuré 1 ½ del. kalvesky. Koteletterne Kotelettene tilskjæres, bankes, krydres og lægges legges i en cocotte, hvori man har smeltet smørret; smøret; løken, som er kokt i en liten ske skje smør, lægges legges i samt poteterne, opskaaret potetene, opskåret i smaa små terninger. Kokes ganske langsomt færdige ferdige i ovnen. Like før anretningen tilsættes tilsettes tomatpuréen og kalveskyen. Anrettes i cocotten.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a cocotte, and must I serve in it?
A cocotte is an ovenproof pot/dish that withstands the oven. In this 1914 recipe the chops are cooked slowly to done in the oven in the cocotte, and the dish is arranged and served directly in the same pot.
How long does the dish take, and at what heat?
Allow around 80 minutes in all. The original text says the chops should be cooked "quite slowly" to done in the oven – that is, low, even heat, so the meat and potato dice become tender without drying out.
When should the tomato purée and veal jus be added?
Not until the very end: 1 deciliter tomato purée and 1 deciliter veal jus are stirred in just before serving, so they do not cook away during the slow cooking time.
What ingredients do I need for 4 servings?
8 veal chops, 80 grams butter, salt and pepper, 2 onions, 4 potatoes, 1 dl tomato purée and 1 dl veal jus. The chops are trimmed, pounded and seasoned, the onion is parboiled in a little butter, and the potatoes are cut into small dice.

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