Brown Veal Stew With Tomatoes and Mushrooms (Saute de Veau Marengo)

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The flavors of Provence radiance successful this uncomplicated and hearty dish.

Present the stew successful its casserole, oregon connected a platter surrounded by atom oregon noodles. Decorate with caller herbs. Serve with a chilled roseate vino oregon a strong, young achromatic wine.  

The stew tin beryllium refrigerated up to 3 days.

Adapted from "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck (Alfred Knopf, 1961). 

Ingredients

3 pounds boneless veal, chopped into 2-ounce, 2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons olive oil, oregon much arsenic needed
1 cupful minced yellowish onion
1 spoon salt, positive much arsenic needed
1/4 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper, positive much arsenic needed
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups adust achromatic vino oregon adust achromatic vermouth
1 lb firm, ripe, reddish tomatoes, peeled, seeded, juiced and coarsely chopped (1 1/2 cups) oregon 1 cupful drained and chopped canned tomatoes oregon herb puree (see NOTE)
1/2 spoon dried basil oregon tarragon
1/2 spoon dried thyme
One 3-inch portion of orangish peel, 1/2 inch wide (may substitute 1/2 spoon bottled crushed orangish peel)
2 cloves mashed garlic
8 ounces caller fastener mushrooms oregon quartered larger mushrooms
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoonful h2o (optional)
2 tablespoons to 3 tablespoons minced caller tarragon, basil oregon parsley leaves