Veal tail with peas

Veal tail with peas

Main dishes

An Italian recipe with no food waste: braised veal tail in a broth made with pea pods, blended sauce, and crunchy green peas.

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This recipe offers a refined and delicious dish, perfect for a special dinner or a get-together with friends.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time2 hr 30 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total3 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$7.39 $1.85 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $5.34
  • $0.27
  • $0.12
  • $0.77
  • $0.59
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Blanch the green peas and make a vegetable stock using the pods.
  2. Blanch the veal tail in a large pot of water with the bay leaf, then cut it into pieces.
  3. In a saucepan, sauté the garlic, marjoram, oregano, onion, and tomatoes in a little oil.
  4. Add the tail, brown it, then moisten with the broth and simmer until the meat separates from the bone.
  5. Blanch the green peas in salted water, drain them, and then plunge them into ice to stop the cooking process.
  6. Remove the meat, blend, and strain the cooking liquid. Add the green peas and the meat, season with salt and pepper, and cook for a few minutes.

The bill

Veal tail with peas

  • 450 g of fresh green peas in pods$5.34
  • 3 cloves of garlic$0.27
  • 60 g of onion$0.12
  • 60 g of tomatoes$0.77
  • olive oil$0.59
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27

Total$7.39

that's $1.85 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 900 g of veal tail
  • 450 g of fresh green peas in pods
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 60 g of onion
  • 3 sprigs of marjoram
  • 3 sprigs of oregano
  • 60 g of tomatoes
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper

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