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STRACOTTO di S. NICOLO’

Municipal denomination De.Co

Stracotto(stew) is a typical course of Piacenza cuisine, it is so called because of the long cooking time. The beef is cooked with vegetables and red wine and thanks to the cooking technique it becomes tender and tasty.

Recipe

TYPOLOGY
Main course
DIFFICULTY
media
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 kg beef(scamone)
  • 100 gr chopped Lard
  • 1/2 glass oil
  • 100 gr carrott
  • 100 gr onion
  • 100 gr celery
  • parsley
  • salt and pepper
  • water
  • 1/2 lt. Barbera wine
PREPARATION

Fry the vegetables in an earthenware pot (cut into not too fine pieces) with half a glass of olive oil and the beaten lard. Add the meat, turning it often so that it can brown well. After sprinkling a little salt and pepper, add water, but not so much (to cover the meat), close the pot with a sheet of yellow butcher paper, and finally place a deep plate on top of the paper that you will fill with red wine.

Cook over very low heat for about 2-3 hours, turning the meat from time to time. Once the wine has evaporated, turn off the heat.
The next day, resume cooking, leaving the pan uncovered for 1 hour, always over very low heat.

NOTE:
To be served hot with the cooking vegetables or accompanied by mashed potatoes.
Finely chopped it is used for the filling of anolini.

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