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01/25/05, by Kate Hopkins Email 10315 views • Categories: Italian, Veal

Saltimbocca means to "jump in the mouth" in Italian, alluding the the fact that this dish leaps into your mouth because it's so good.

Now don't get me wrong, this dish is good...very good. But if any food jumps in my mouth without help from me, I'm calling an exorcist.

This Roman dish is extremely simple to create. It took me less than 30 minutes from pulling the meat from the fridge to slicing the Saltimbocca with a knife.

  • 5 oz. Prosciutto, thinly sliced (Is there any other way, really?)
  • 1 lb veal, sliced thinly as well
  • sage leaves
  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • Salt and Ground Pepper (to Taste)
  • 2/3 cup Marsala

Lay out the slices of veal. Place slices of prosciutto on the veal, and top with 1-2 fresh leaves of Sage. Roll up like measuring tape and fasten with toothpicks.

In a large skillet, heat olive oil and 2 Tablespoons of butter over medium heat.

In mixing bowl, add flour, salt and pepper. Dredge the veal in the flour mixture, coating as much as possible. Tap off any excess flour and place in skillet after butter is done foaming. Brown veal on all sides, ensuring that the meat has developed a bit of a golden/rust crust. Set in a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil to retain its heat.

Add the Marsala to the skillet, and scrape the bottom of the pan to mix with the fronds. Melt the rest of the butter, piece by piece with the Marsala. Allow the wine to reduce (for about a minute or so).

Plate the saltimbocca and drizzle the Marsala gravy on top. Serve.

Serves 4


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Comment from: Mike [Visitor]
A tasty, easy recipe that embodies the Italian way of cooking: quality ingredients simply prepared.
My variation is to use white wine instead of Marsala to deglaze. I don't like the sweetness of Marsala.
Also, in classic Roman style, this is served on a bed of sauteed spinach.
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Comment from: Sue [Visitor] Email
Saltimboca (veal) is my absolute favorite meal in either Rome or London--the sauce is a wine sauce and it is usually served with some sauteed spinach. I have been told that it literally means, 'dancing in your mouth'.

It is difficult to find here! It was always served rolled up in Rome but lately it has been served flat in the wine and butter sauce.
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Comment from: Howard [Visitor] Email
I tasted Saltimbocca ala romana at a great Italian restaurant in Kirkland Washington. It was great, so I thought I would try and make it myself.

It was so easy, I have to laugh. I was lucky to find veal scaloppine (a,k,a. veal escalope if you prefer the French name) at my favorite QFC. I confess I did use dried sage not fresh, but it tasted great anyway. I did use Marsala for the sauce, but I believe any white or even red wine would work too.

I did the flat version, although I believe the rolled up version is more traditional in Rome.
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