Name: Veal with asparagus and caper sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 400 gram kumara, peeled, halved lengthwise, sliced; 8 thin veal steaks; 1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed; cooking oil spray; 60 gram margarine; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoon baby capers; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoon chopped oregano; 40 gram baby spinach leaves

Veal with asparagus and caper sauce

Quick, tasty and perfect for a mid-week family dinner, veal steaks are grilled to perfection and served drizzled with a fragrant homemade caper sauce.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

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Ingredients

400 gram kumara, peeled, halved lengthwise, sliced

8 thin veal steaks

1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed

cooking oil spray

60 gram margarine

2 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoon baby capers

1 clove garlic, crushed

2 tablespoon chopped oregano

40 gram baby spinach leaves

Method

1.Preheat a char-grill pan or barbecue grill on high.

2.Spray kumara, veal and asparagus with oil. Grill kumara 3-4 minutes each side, until tender. Transfer to a plate. Grill veal and asparagus 1-2 minutes each side, or until cooked to your liking. Transfer veal to a plate. Cover with foil. Rest 5 minutes.

3.Meanwhile, melt margarine in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir in juice, capers and garlic. Cook, stirring, 1 minute, or until hot. Remove from heat; stir in oregano.

4.To serve, arrange kumara, spinach, asparagus and veal on plates. Top with caper sauce.

You could use green beans instead of asparagus.
Note

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