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Al stracótt (stew)

Recipes

Al stracòtt is a way of cooking meat. It can be used as a second course or to make the filling of anvein(anolini).

Recipe

TYPOLOGY
Starter
DIFFICULTY
Facile
INGREDIENTS

For 4 people:

  • 500 gr of beef
  • nutmeg
  • lard
  • butter
  • onion
  • celery
  • carrot
  • garlic
  • ½ glass of white wine
  • broth
  • fresh tomatoes
  • salt
  • pepper
  • cinnamon
PREPARATION

Detach and lard the meat (with garlic and lard).

Prepare the soffritto, slowly browning in butter the vegetables that you have previously chopped.

Add the herbs, salt and leave for about 30 minutes. Then add the wine and the tomatoes. Cook slowly, in at least two batches of a few hours each.

If necessary, dilute the sauce with broth, added in small doses. The best solution, according to tradition, would require cooking in a special earthenware pot.

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