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Veal Meatballs in Piccata Sauce
My Veal Meatballs in Piccata Sauce are a delicious mash up between two of my favorite recipes. The ground veal makes them incredibly tender and the flavor is off the charts. This dish is special enough to impress your pickiest guest and easy enough to make any night of the week.

Ingredients
MEATBALLS
Piccata Sauce
Instructions
MEATBALLS
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Step 2
Place the saltines in a food processor and process until they are fine crumbs; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
- Step 3
Add the onion, garlic and parsley to the food process and process until everything is finely minced; transfer to the bowl with the bread crumbs.
- Step 4
Add the veal, parmesan cheese, egg, lemon zest and House Seasoning to the breadcrumbs.
- Step 5
Gently mix until all of the ingredients are combined. Be careful not to over-mix.
- Step 6
Form veal mixture into meatballs.
- Step 7
Place meatballs on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until an internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
SAUCE
- Step 8
Add 2 tablespoons of butter to a skillet over medium-high heat.
- Step 9
When the butter has melted, add the shallots and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Step 10
Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Step 11
Add wine and stir until it reduces by half, about 2-3 minutes.
- Step 12
Stir in flour and whisk until combined.
- Step 13
Whisk in chicken broth and lemon juice.
- Step 14
Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Step 15
Add capers and baked meatballs.
- Step 16
Simmer for 5-7 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken slightly.
- Step 17
Add remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and stir until melted and combined.
- Step 18
Top with fresh parsley.
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