Veal Marinated in Tuna Sauce

Vitello Tonnato

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    as a main course
    • Difficulty

      Medium

    • Ready in

      14 hr

Appears in
How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

  • About

This classic dish is found predominantly in northern Italy. It is essential to use premium canned tuna packed in olive oil and homemade mayonnaise. Because it is served at room temperature, this is an ideal dish for a buffet. The original and most prized version is with veal, but it also is sometimes prepared with pork or even chicken. To make it with pork, follow this recipe and substitute pork loin for the veal. To make it with chicken, substitute boneless, skinless chicken breasts and de