Arrosto di Vitello al Latte

• 55 g butter
• lean silverside or topside of veal, about 1.5kg
• 100 g Parma ham

Place the butter in a large pan into which the veal will just fit snugly. Add the meat and brown on all sides. Add the Parma ham strips, a pinch of nutmeg and season with salt and pepper. Then pour in just enough of the milk to cover the meat by two-thirds. Cover and simmer gently for about 2-2½ hours, until tender, topping up with more milk from time to time to prevent the meat from becoming d