Thin veal slices simmered gently with mushrooms and an almond picada.
Fricandó is a Catalan dish included in Andorra’s culinary repertoire. This version uses thin veal slices, a vegetable sauce and a small almond mixture to finish.
- Prep
- 25 minutes
- Cook
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Total
- 1 hour 55 minutes
- Serves
- 4
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Cuisine
- Andorran
The recipe
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Before you start
Prepare and measure the ingredients before cooking. Use the texture and temperature checks in the method as well as the estimated timing.
Ingredients
Quantities change with servings; cooking times stay the same.
Equipment
- Wide lidded casserole paid link
- Frying pan paid link
- Mortar and pestle or small food processor paid link
Method
Season and lightly flour the veal. Brown briefly in batches in 30 ml oil; transfer to a plate.
Soften onion, carrot, celery and half the garlic in the pan for 10 minutes. Add tomato and cook for 5 minutes. Pour in stock; add bay, cinnamon, clove and veal.
Cover partly and simmer gently for 35 minutes. Meanwhile, brown the mushrooms in the remaining oil and add them to the casserole.
Pound the almonds, toast, parsley and remaining garlic into a coarse paste. Stir in and simmer for 20–30 minutes more, until the veal is tender and the sauce coats a spoon. Add stock as needed. Remove whole spices and check seasoning.
Chef’s notes
Ask the butcher to slice the veal thinly across the grain. A hard boil can make the slices tough.
Tips and variations
This version leaves the vegetables in the sauce and specifies cultivated mushrooms. Do not use unidentified foraged mushrooms.
Serve with
Spoon the sauce over the veal and serve with potatoes or bread.
Storage
Refrigerate promptly at 4°C or below and use within 2 days. Reheat gently to 74°C, adding stock if needed. Refrigerate perishable food within 2 hours, or 1 hour when the surroundings exceed 32°C.
Nutrition per serving (estimated)
Nutrition has not been calculated. Values depend on the ingredients and serving size.
Allergens
Contains wheat/gluten, almonds and celery. Check the stock label.
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Questions
Can I make it ahead? Yes. Cool and refrigerate promptly, then reheat thoroughly.
Can I use beef? Thin beef braising slices are a variation and may need longer cooking.
Sources and recipe context
Kitchen testing confirmed by Sixto Carreon on 3 November 2026. This is an editorial adaptation. Uses a smaller batch, cultivated mushrooms and an unstrained vegetable sauce; the source’s English ingredient list contains inconsistencies, so quantities here are editorial specifications.
Visit Andorra: Fricandó amb Bolets
The featured image was adapted from a licensed photograph using AI-assisted champagne-background and framing edits. It is not a Sixto kitchen-test photograph. The source shows Catalan fricandó with mushrooms, illustrating a shared regional dish. Photographer, licence and editing details are in Editorial Standards.
