500 ml (2 cups) chopped vegetables (carrots, celery, fresh green peas)
2 garlic cloves, peeled
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
''Béchamel'' sauce
1 L (4 cups) milk
284 g (1 bag) pearl onions
225 g (½ lb) mushrooms, sliced
1 bouquet garni (thyme, bay leaf, parsley)
115 g (½ cup) butter
90 g (¼ cup) flour
Sea salt and black pepper to taste
Preparation
Place the meat in a large saucepan. Cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and blanch for 3 to 4 minutes. Rinse under cold water. Drain.
Return the meat to the pot. Add the carrots, celery, peas, garlic and broth. Salt and pepper lightly.
In a saucepan, lightly brown the onions in the butter. Also cook the mushrooms in the butter until the water has evaporated. (Note: To peel pearl onions easily, blanch them in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes. Rinse them under cold water and peel them).
For the sauce, bring the milk, pearl onions, mushrooms, bouquet garni, salt and pepper to a simmer in a saucepan.
In a frying pan, without letting it take color, cook the butter with the flour, stirring frequently (white roux). Pass the hot milk through a sieve and add it to the white roux. Simmer until rather thick, stirring frequently with a whisk.
For the Béchamel sauce into the pan containing the veal and vegetables, add the pearl onions and mushrooms, adjust the seasoning if necessary.