CIMA ALLA GENOVESE III (ASSEMBLY)

      Title: CIMA ALLA GENOVESE III (ASSEMBLY)
  Categories: Veal, Afghani
       Yield: 12 Servings
  
       1 x  Cima alla Genovese
            -- Stuffing **
       1 x  Cima alla Genovese
            -- Salsa Verde **
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 MMMMM----------------------------VEAL---------------------------------
       6 lb Veal, breast, trimmed,
            -- boned, butterflied
       5 lg Eggs, hard cooked,peeled
 
 MMMMM----------------------POACHING LIQUID---------------------------
     1/4 c  Salt, coarse (about)
       1 md Onion, sliced
       1 lg Carrot, sliced
       3 ea Bay leaves
  
        ** See other recipes for Cima alla Genovese Stuffing and Cima
   alla Genovese Salsa Verde.
   
        Spread half of the cooled stuffing down the length of the veal
   breast, leaving a 2 1/2 inch border on the long sides. Press the
   stuffing together compactly.  Lay 5 hard cooked eggs end to end down
   the length of the stuffing.  Spoon the remaining stuffing over eggs,
   pressing it compactly with your hands into a high, narrow shape. When
   the meat is rolled later, the eggs should be in approximately the
   center of the roll.
   
        Pull a needle with twine through a hole in the center of one
   short end of the veal.  Gather together the 2 corners of this short
   end and sew the end together, stitching from the inside outward at 1
   inch intervals. Now stitch together both long sides of the veal
   breast, gathering them together and pushing the stuffing in as you
   stitch at 1 inch intervals. Sew together other short end, tying a
   knot as you sew it shut. Cut off the string, leaving about 4 inches
   at the end.
   
        Lay a large sheet of cheesecloth (about 2 x 3 feet) next to
   stuffed veal breast.  Without picking up breast, flip it over
   carefully onto the center of the cheesecloth. Fold one long side of
   cheesecloth over the length of the breast, wrapping it firmly, but
   not tightly. Then fold the short ends up, and finally the second long
   side.
   
        Wrap some twine around the length of the breast 3 or 4 times,
   then bring the twine around the breast crosswise in a spiral at 1 1/2
   inch intervals.  Tie the twine at one end of the breast.
   
   To Poach:
   
        Choose a deep pot large enough to hold the veal and half fill it
   with cold water.  Add about 1/4 cup coarse salt, sliced onion, sliced
   carrot, and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Lower heat, and add veal. If
   necessary, add additional water to cover.  Place a lid on the veal
   breast to keep it submerged.  Simmer 1 hour and 45 minutes.
   
        When veal is cooked, transfer it to a roasting pan. Cover with
   second pan and weight it down to compact the roll. Cool to lukewarm
   or room temperature, 2 to 3 hours.
   
        When veal is cool, remove outer twine and cheesecloth. Cut off
   the one knotted end of twine, and starting at other end, very
   carefully pull out stitching and discard.  Trim off excess fat,
   without cutting into the filling.
   
        Cut into thick slices and serve with salsa verde. (Unused
   portions may be refrigerated and served cold.)
        Source:  New York's Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine
        :  Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland
        :  The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985
   
        Chef:  Lidia Bastianich, Felidia Restaurant, New York
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