Veal Roasted with Shallots, Fennel and Vin Santo

Ingredients for Veal Roasted with Shallots, Fennel and Vin Santo

• 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt

• 1 tablespoon dried thyme

• 1/2 teaspoons ground white pepper

• 60ml olive oil, divided

• 1 1.5kg boneless veal shoulder roast

• 900g shallots, thinly sliced

• 1800ml thinly sliced fresh fennel (from 3 large bulbs)

• 1 500-ml bottle Vin Santo

• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme

How to make Veal Roasted with Shallots, Fennel and Vin Santo

Preheat oven to 191°C. Mix salt, dried thyme, and white pepper in small bowl. Rub 1 tablespoon oil over roast. Rub salt mixture over roast. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add meat and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer roast to plate.

Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, shallots, and fennel to same pot. Sauté until vegetables are golden brown, stirring frequently and scraping up browned bits, about 12 minutes. Add Vin Santo; boil 3 minutes. Return veal to pot, nestling into vegetables, and top with some of vegetables. Cover; roast until instant-read thermometer inserted into centre of veal registers 74°C, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

Transfer veal to platter. Mix fresh thyme into vegetables. Season cooking liquid with salt and pepper. Spoon vegetables and cooking liquid around roast.

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