Le Rôti de Veau Cévenol

• 1.5 kg (3¼ lb) boned and rolled shoulder of veal
• 60 g (

Choose a casserole with a lid, large enough to take the joint and the chestnuts and mushrooms. If it is a flameproof one, so much the better otherwise you will need a large frying pan in which to brown the meat before transferring it to the oven in an ovenproof casserole. This is the kind of slowly-cooked dish which is more suited to oven cooking, although originally it would have been cooked i