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Season the veal chops with salt on both sides, using about a teaspoon in all.
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Spread the flour on a plate, and lay in the chops to coat on both sides.
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Leave them in the flour briefly while heating the olive oil and butter in the big skillet over medium-high heat.
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As soon as the butter is foaming, quickly shake excess flour off the chops and lay them in the pan, nestling them all in one layer.
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Brown them well on the first side, about 3 minutes, then flip them over.
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Drop the sage leaves between and around the chops.
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When they are nicely caramelized on the second side, move the chops to a large platter (but leave the sage in the pan).
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Pour in the wine, and bring to a boil, scraping up the browned bits in the skillet bottom.
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Boil for a minute or so, to cook off some of the alcohol, then stir in the crushed tomatoes and the remaining teaspoon salt.
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Slosh the tomato containers with 1 cup water, and stir that in, too.
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Bring the sauce to a bubbling simmer and cook, uncovered, for 10 minutes, to reduce a bit and develop flavor.
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Return the veal chops to the skillet, and pour in any meat juices that accumulated on the platterthe meat should be nearly submerged in braising liquid.
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Cover the pan, and adjust the heat to maintain the active simmer.
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Let the veal braise about 20 minutes, until cooked all the way through.
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Meanwhile, arrange a rack in the top third of the oven, and heat to 425.
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Uncover the pan, and if the braising liquid is still near the top of the chops, let it boil down to thicken over high heat for a few minutes.
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Distribute the Taleggio slices equally over the meaty parts of the chops, and sprinkle a teaspoon grana over each cheese-topped chop.
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Set the skillet in the oven, and bake until the cheese is tinged with gold and the sauce has thickened.
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Carefully remove the hot pan from the oven.
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Lift the chops from the pan to a serving plate, and spoon sauce all around.
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This dish is so full of flavor that a vegetable with a gentle flavor will do best.
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I love boiled asparagus spears with just a drop of butter, allowing the veal sauce to flavor them.
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Braised spinach or Jerusalem artichokes would be very good as well.