Slow-Cooked Veal Grillades

A classic Creole dish featuring tender veal cutlets slow-cooked in a rich sauce with vegetables and traditional New Orleans seasonings. The meat is dredged in seasoned flour, fried until golden, then simmered with aromatics until fork-tender.

6 servings

1 hr 50 min

Published October 4, 2025

Ingredients

•4 pounds boneless veal shoulder, sliced into thin cutlets
•1 teaspoon Salt
•1 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
•2 cups flour
•2 teaspoons Basic Creole Spices
•¼ cup rendered bacon fat
•1 large large onion, diced
•1 stalk stalk celery, diced
•½ whole bell pepper, diced
•2 cloves garlic, minced
•2 cups canned whole plum tomatoes, drained, seeded, and diced
•2 cups Basic Veal Stock
•1 sprig fresh thyme leaves
•1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
•1 whole bay leaf
•1 tablespoon Worcestershire
•1 teaspoon Tabasco
•2 whole green onions
•chopped

Cooking Instructions

1.
1. Season the veal cutlets with salt and pepper. Whisk the flour together with the Creole Spices in a medium bowl. Dredge the cutlets in the seasoned flour and shake off excess. Reserve a tablespoon of seasoned flour.
10 min
2.
2. Melt the bacon fat in a large skillet over high heat. Fry the cutlets, several at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Take care not to overcrowd the skillet. Remove cutlets from skillet and continue to cook in batches until all the veal has been browned. Set the veal aside while you continue making the sauce.
25 min
3.
3. Reduce the heat to medium-high, add the onions to the same skillet, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until they are a deep mahogany color, about 20 minutes. Add the celery, bell pepper, and garlic, reduce the heat to moderate, and continue cooking, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the 1 tablespoon of reserved seasoned flour into the skillet and stir to mix it into the vegetables.
25 min
4.
4. Increase heat to high, stir in the tomatoes and Veal Stock, and cook until it comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to moderate and stir the thyme, pepper flakes, bay leaf, and Worcestershire into the vegetables. Add the veal cutlets, cover, and simmer until the veal is fork tender, about 45 minutes.
45 min
5.
5. Season with salt, pepper, and Tabasco, then add the green onions. Serve over creamy Jalapeño Cheese Grits .
5 min

Ingredients

•4 pounds boneless veal shoulder, sliced into thin cutlets

•1 teaspoon Salt

•1 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper

•2 cups flour

•2 teaspoons Basic Creole Spices

•¼ cup rendered bacon fat

•1 large large onion, diced

•1 stalk stalk celery, diced

•½ whole bell pepper, diced

•2 cloves garlic, minced

•2 cups canned whole plum tomatoes, drained, seeded, and diced

•2 cups Basic Veal Stock

•1 sprig fresh thyme leaves

•1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

•1 whole bay leaf

•1 tablespoon Worcestershire

•1 teaspoon Tabasco

•2 whole green onions

•chopped

Cooking Instructions

1. Season the veal cutlets with salt and pepper. Whisk the flour together with the Creole Spices in a medium bowl. Dredge the cutlets in the seasoned flour and shake off excess. Reserve a tablespoon of seasoned flour.

10 min

2. Melt the bacon fat in a large skillet over high heat. Fry the cutlets, several at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Take care not to overcrowd the skillet. Remove cutlets from skillet and continue to cook in batches until all the veal has been browned. Set the veal aside while you continue making the sauce.

25 min

3. Reduce the heat to medium-high, add the onions to the same skillet, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until they are a deep mahogany color, about 20 minutes. Add the celery, bell pepper, and garlic, reduce the heat to moderate, and continue cooking, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the 1 tablespoon of reserved seasoned flour into the skillet and stir to mix it into the vegetables.

25 min

4. Increase heat to high, stir in the tomatoes and Veal Stock, and cook until it comes to a boil. Reduce the heat to moderate and stir the thyme, pepper flakes, bay leaf, and Worcestershire into the vegetables. Add the veal cutlets, cover, and simmer until the veal is fork tender, about 45 minutes.

45 min

5. Season with salt, pepper, and Tabasco, then add the green onions. Serve over creamy Jalapeño Cheese Grits .

5 min