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Frittura Piccata

A historical recipe from Practical Italian recipes for American kitchens, by Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti (1917).

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A historical recipe

Practical Italian recipes for American kitchens: Sold to aid the families of Italian soldiers, by Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti (1917). Project Gutenberg eBook #43912.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. 1 tablespoon vinegar Chopped parsley Salt

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Hot oil. Never put water on an oil fire: turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or a damp tea towel. Pat food dry before it goes into hot oil, and lower it in gently, away from you.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Veal Flour Butter 1 tablespoon vinegar Chopped parsley Salt and pepper Take any piece of veal and slice it as thin as possible in small irregular slices like chipped beef.
  2. Roll in flour, put butter in frying pan;
  3. when hot add the vinegar and stir hard.
  4. Lay in the slices of veal and sprinkle salt, pepper and chopped parsley over it.
  5. sauté first on one side, then on the other, turning each piece separately.
  6. Serve hot with its own butter and vinegar sauce poured over it.
  7. Mme.
  8. Varesi.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Frying pan
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Wooden spoon
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Practical Italian recipes for American kitchens, by Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti (1917). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #43912 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43912). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.