What Is Ground veal and How Can I Use It?
Wondering what to do with ground veal? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 27 recipes to put it to work.
| In Chinese: | 地面牛肉 | |
| British (UK) term: | Ground veal | |
| en français: | veau haché | |
| en español: | ternera molida |
Recipes using ground veal
There are 27 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Meat Balls
An easy meatball recipe with ground veal and pork, enriched with barbecue sauce. The tender texture of the meatballs, thanks to the combination of veal and pork, is enhanced by the rich and tangy barbecue sauce, while the beef consomme and onion soup mix add a depth of savory goodness.
Meatball Cakes with Beer Rice
Scandinavian-style meatball cakes made from ground veal and pork with cream and eggs, served alongside beer rice cooked in French onion soup. A hearty, pub-inspired dinner.
Polpettonne
Polpettone Italian stuffed meat steaks sandwich ham and melted mozzarella between two herbed beef-and-veal patties, breaded crisp, then baked under tomato sauce and more cheese. The Italian-American answer to chicken cordon bleu.
Roquefort Meat Loaf
Roquefort meat loaf rolls a three-meat blend of beef, pork and veal around a creamy Roquefort and bread filling, jelly-roll style. Sliced like a pinwheel for a dinner-party meatloaf with serious blue cheese punch.
Oriental Turkey Loaf
Asian-inspired turkey and veal meatloaf with hoisin sauce, fresh ginger, water chestnuts, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. A flavorful twist on classic American meatloaf.
California Country Meatballs & Peppers
California country meatballs with a beef, pork, and veal blend seasoned with fennel seeds, tossed with sauteed tri-color bell peppers, onion, and black olives. A colorful, Italian-inspired skillet dinner.
Veal Stuffed Apples
Cored apples packed with a savory-sweet filling of ground veal, Parmesan, walnuts, raisins, and sage, then baked until soft and drizzled with a honey-apple brandy butter. An Italian-inspired showstopper that blurs the line between entree and autumn celebration.
Bacon Gourmet Meatloaf
Bacon-topped meatloaf made with a classic mix of ground beef, pork and veal, seasoned with marjoram, oregano and basil. Shaped into round loaves and crossed with bacon for a crisp, salty crust.
Mexican Meatloaf
Mexican Meatloaf swaps breadcrumbs for cornmeal and adds pickled jalapeños, black olives, and chili powder to a ground beef and veal blend. Feeds 8 in about 1 hour 15 minutes.
Savory Baked Apple with Port Wine Sauce
Savory baked apples stuffed with brandy-seasoned pork and veal, topped with spinach, and served on a pool of port wine sauce. An elegant French-inspired autumn main course.
Russian Meat Balls
Russian meatballs (bitki): beef and veal meatballs fried golden in butter and smothered in a sour cream and mushroom sauce. Old-world comfort food, straight from the Russian babushka's kitchen.
Spaghetti & Meat Balls
Italian-American spaghetti and meatballs with a three-meat blend (beef, pork, veal), a slow-simmered tomato sauce with red wine, and parmesan-bread crumb meatballs browned then finished in sauce.
Jumbo Ravioli
Jumbo homemade ravioli with fresh basil-infused pasta dough and a ground veal filling. Giant 4-inch squares served with homemade tomato sauce. A from-scratch Italian pasta project worth the effort.
Potato Topped Meat Loaf
Three-meat meatloaf topped with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven. Beef, veal, and pork with crushed cornflakes and sage, frosted like a cake with golden mashed potatoes.
American Farm Style Sausage#1
Homemade breakfast sausage blend with pork, veal, and warm spices like nutmeg, cloves, mace, and sage. Stuff into casings or shape into patties for fresh farm-style flavor.
Mikey's Meatloaf
Three-meat meatloaf with ground pork, lamb, and veal bound with sour cream, oats, and a touch of cayenne. Rich, moist, and more flavorful than all-beef.
Mix'N'Match Meatballs
Mix-and-match meatballs you build your way, choosing the meat, broth, herb, and creamy finish. Baked, then simmered in a mushroom gravy enriched with sour cream, yogurt, or cream cheese, served over noodles, rice, or spaetzle.
Bangers or Oxford Sausages
Homemade British bangers with pork, veal, breadcrumbs, and herbs like sage, thyme, and marjoram. Classic Oxford sausages stuffed in hog casings, ready to fry or braise.
Yugoslavian Sausages
Homemade Balkan-style skinless sausages (cevapi) made from a three-meat blend of lamb, veal, and pork with paprika and garlic. Grilled until charred and smoky.
Rustic French Meatloaf
Rustic French meatloaf channels country pâté with ground pork, veal, puréed chicken livers, chopped prunes, and pistachios. Served with Dijon mustard for a bistro dinner in loaf form.
Favourite Swedish Meatballs
Swedish meatballs made the traditional way with a beef, pork, and veal blend, milk-soaked bread crumbs, and a whisper of nutmeg. Browned in butter and simmered tender. Family-style comfort food.
Koettbullar (Swedish Meatballs)
Traditional Swedish koettbullar made with a three-meat blend of beef, veal, and pork with cream-soaked breadcrumbs and freshly grated nutmeg. Authentic Scandinavian meatballs.
McCall's GARC Baked Lasanga
From McCall's Great American recipe card collection, Our Italian Heritage 5e, a baked meatball lasagna.
Spaghetti & Meat Balls By Little Joe's in La.
Restaurant-style spaghetti and meatballs inspired by Little Joe's in L.A. Three-meat meatballs in a simmered tomato sauce with red wine, basil, and oregano. Worth every minute.
