Bollito Misto is a traditional Italian dish of boiled meats served with red and green sauces. This hearty and flavorful dish is often enjoyed during the winter months, as it is a comforting and satisfying meal. Bollito Misto typically consists of several different types of meat, including beef, pork, and chicken, which are slowly simmered in a flavorful broth until tender. The meat is then served with a variety of sauces, including a red sauce made with tomatoes and herbs, and a green sauce made with parsley and garlic. Bollito Misto can be enjoyed as a main course or as a part of a larger meal, and it is sure to please even the most discerning palate.
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BOLLITO MISTO (ITALIAN BOILED MEATS WITH RED AND GREEN SAUCES)
Bollito misto is the Italian version of a boiled dinner, somewhat similar to the French pot au feu, but more complex. (A New England boiled dinner pales in comparison.) The dish can be quite an extravagant affair, with many cuts of veal, beef, tongue, sausages and a fat capon. This is a simpler version, though it is still a project and easier to complete if the work is spread over two or three days. But it is a worthy adventure. Serve the broth as a traditional first-course soup garnished with tortellini or other small stuffed pasta shapes, or plain, in little cups, for sipping. Two bright sauces - one green, one red - round out the dish as condiments.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories meat, main course
Time P2DT5h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 34
Steps:
- Prepare the meats: Season chuck roast and beef shank generously with salt and pepper and let sit for 1 hour at room temperature or refrigerate overnight, if time permits. Transfer meats to a 12-quart pot. Use the whole cloves to stick the bay leaves onto the whole onions, and add to the pot along with peppercorns, celery stalks and large carrots.
- Cover with 4 quarts water (or a little more to cover) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover with lid ajar and cook at a bare simmer for 2 to 3 hours, until meats are fork tender.
- Make the salsa verde: Purée parsley, basil and capers in food processor with about 1 cup olive oil to make a rough, loose paste. Transfer to a bowl, and stir in red-pepper flakes, salt and pepper, scallions, horseradish and vinegar. Thin with more oil to desired consistency. You should have 1 1/2 cups. (Both sauces can be made well ahead of time. The salsa verde will keep for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator and is great on grilled fish, chicken or vegetables.)
- Make the salsa rossa: Soak bread cubes with red wine vinegar until soft. Transfer to a blender or food processor, along with roasted peppers, garlic, tomato paste, paprika and cayenne. Blend until smooth, thick and creamy. Transfer to a bowl, stir in olive oil until it's the consistency of a milkshake. (Don't worry if it's a little thin.) Season with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning - it should be spicy, and you should have 1 1/2 cups. (The sauce will keep in the refrigerator for 1 week.)
- Once meats are tender, remove them from the pot and set aside. Strain broth through a fine mesh sieve and discard aromatics. Ladle off any surface fat. (If time permits, refrigerate meat and broth overnight.) Reheat meat in a small amount of broth. Bring remaining broth to a simmer and reduce for 10 to 15 minutes to concentrate flavors. Season to taste.
- Bring a separate pot of water to a light simmer over medium heat, and cook the precooked cotechino sausage for 30 minutes. Add the Italian sausages and simmer for 12 minutes, until firm and cooked through. Turn off heat and keep sausages warm in their cooking liquid.
- As sausages cook, prepare the vegetables: Bring a pot of well-salted water to a boil. Cook each type of vegetable separately until soft but not mushy, about 10 minutes each, a bit longer for the potatoes. Blot on a kitchen towel, then arrange on a platter and keep warm.
- To serve, cut chuck roast into 3/4-inch-thick slices, and chop shank meat into rough chunks. Cut cotechino crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Leave Italian sausages whole. Arrange all meats on a platter, moisten with a little hot broth and garnish with parsley sprigs. This meal works well as a buffet, or you may prepare individual plates. Pass salsa verde and salsa rossa at the table. Serve broth in small cups alongside, if desired.
BOLLITO MISTO (ITALIAN FEAST OF MIXED BOILED MEATS) RECIPE
The ultimate meat-lover's feast, Northern Italy's bollito misto is not an affair to be taken lightly; it will take some effort to procure all the meat and requires quite the appetite on the part of the diners. With long, slow cooking, the result is delicately and beautifully poached meats that are tender and silky, plus a flavorful broth that can be enjoyed as part of the meal, or at another time. Two bright, fresh, and very different sauces make the perfect condiments for the meats.
Provided by Daniel Gritzer
Categories Entree Dinner Mains
Time P2D
Yield 15
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Bring to a simmer and cook until meats are beginning to become tender, 1 to 2 hours. Add chicken legs and back and continue cooking until all cuts are tender enough to be easily pierced by a fork. Top up with water if needed at any point, to keep the meats submerged. The exact time it takes for all the cuts to become tender will depend heavily on the beef you have. They may not all cook at the same rate; if any become tender well before the others, transfer the finished piece to a pot or heatproof bowl with enough broth to keep it moistened, and set aside. Return to the pot with the broth when all the other cuts are tender.
- Transfer to a refrigerator overnight.
- Transfer all the meats to a work surface. Remove and discard bones from short ribs and carve into slices. Remove and reserve bones from beef shanks and carve shank meat. Peel outer layer of skin off tongue and discard, then trim any gristle and slice. Discard the chicken back and all the herbs, spices, and aromatic vegetables. Carve the chuck roast and chicken breast.
- Arrange all the carved meats on a large platter, along with the oxtails, chicken legs, and reserved shank bones (this is the osso buco, and it has delicious marrow in it).
- Moisten the meats with some of the warm broth (the rest of the broth can be seasoned with salt and served in soup bowls as part of the meal, or reserved to be enjoyed as broth at another time). Serve the bollito misto right away, sprinkling flaky or coarse sea salt on top and the salsa verde and salsa rossa alongside.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 857 kcal, Carbohydrate 1 g, Cholesterol 342 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 99 g, SaturatedFat 19 g, Sodium 880 mg, Sugar 1 g, Fat 49 g, ServingSize Makes enough for 10 to 15 people, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
BOLLITO MISTO
For some people, the peak of Italian civilization is reached every time they avail themselves of the depths of a pot of bollito misto. Each of its unfailingly tender components brings a distinct taste to the table, though all are bathed in the combined cooking juices that convey the essence of every ingredient.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Make the bollito misto: Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Season brisket generously with salt and pepper. Cook until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Add stock; chopped carrots, celery, and onion; parsley; and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cover, and simmer gently until brisket is very tender, about 2 hours.
- Transfer brisket to a plate. Strain stock though a fine sieve into pot, then add browned brisket, sausages, chicken, and potatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until meats and potatoes are just tender, about 30 minutes. Add whole carrots, onion halves, and remaining celery. Cover, and cook until vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer meat and vegetables to a platter. Strain stock into pot, and cook until reduced by half, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Make the salsa verde: Puree all the ingredients through garlic in a blender. With machine running, add oil in a slow, steady stream. Season with salt and pepper.
- Slice meats, and arrange on the platter with vegetables. Drizzle some reduced stock on top. Serve with salsa verde, mustard, and remaining stock.
BOLLITO MISTO
Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 3h20m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- Heat a large braising pot over medium-high heat. Season the beef with salt and pepper. Sear the beef, browning it on both sides, about 5 minutes a side. Carefully add the stock and enough water to just cover the meat. Add the onion, celery, and bay leaf. Bring the liquid to a boil. Lower the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for 1 hour. Add the carrots and potatoes and cook until the meat is tender, about another hour. Carefully lift out the meat, place on a cutting board, and cover with foil. Strain the vegetables from the stock. Discard the celery, onion, and bay leaf. Arrange the carrots and potatoes on a platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Continue cooking the stock uncovered over medium heat until reduced by half, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, slice the meat against the grain, on an angle. Arrange the meat alongside the carrots and potatoes on the platter. When the stock has reduced, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and transfer to a gravy dish. Serve the Bollito Misto with the gravy and bowls of the Gorgonzola Sauce and the Salsa Verde.
- Put all the ingredients in a food processor and combine until smooth. Serve in a side dish.
- In a bowl, stir all the ingredients together until combined. Serve in a side dish.
BOLLITO DI MANZO (BOILED BEEF)
Adapted from a recipe by Gina Depalma at Serious Eats http://bit.ly/OSRWL A beef roast is slowly boiled, even more slowly cooled, yielding a rich flavorful beef soup. The cool roast is sliced and served with salsa verde (which Depalma adapted from a Mario Batali recipe).
Provided by DrGaellon
Categories Roast Beef
Time 3h20m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 24
Steps:
- Rinse beef and pat dry. Place vegetables, spices and herbs in a stockpot with 3 quarts cold water. Bring to a boil, then add the beef and optional bones. Season with kosher salt. Be sure the meat is fully submerged.
- Return to the boil, skimming any foam that rises. Lower heat to a simmer, cover and cook 3 hours, skimming any further scum that rises. Remove from heat and allow to cool, undisturbed, until room temperature, 6-7 hours.
- Remove meat and adjust seasoning of broth with salt and pepper. Reheat and serve, with or without the vegetables, over cooked miniature pasta (or cooked rice), with grated Parmigiano, Pecorino Romano or Grana Padano.
- Combine all the salsa verde ingredients in a blender. Process until smooth.
- Slice the cold beef across the grain. Serve with salsa verde.
- Note: Leftover beef can be shredded and mixed with finely chopped celery, finely chopped red onion, minced fresh parsley, finely chopped cornichon, dried oregano, a pinch of chili flakes, salt, black pepper, red wine vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil to make a beef salad - the longer it stands, the more the meat absorbs the flavors. Serve on toasted bread or crackers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 526.3, Fat 41.1, SaturatedFat 11.7, Cholesterol 97, Sodium 440.4, Carbohydrate 14.3, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 1.9, Protein 24.1
EGIDIANA'S BOLLITO MISTO
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories dinner, project, main course
Time 3h
Yield Eight servings
Number Of Ingredients 32
Steps:
- Place the chicken, beef shank, short ribs, red and white onions, celery, tomato, bay leaves, parsley, salt and peppercorns in a large pot. Add the chicken broth and the cold water, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes.
- While the broth is simmering, make the sausage. Place the chicken breasts and the nutmeg in a food processor and use the pulse button to coarsely chop the mixture. Do not overprocess: this will yield a weird, spongy, bolognalike creation. When coarsely chopped, add the Parmesan, mortadella, parsley, garlic, eggs, salt and pepper and pulse briefly to combine. Shape this mixture into a log about 3 to 4 inches in diameter, wrap securely in cheesecloth and, after the broth has cooked for 45 minutes, add the sausage to the broth.
- Peel and cut the carrots into 2-inch chunks. Peel and cut the potatoes into 2-inch chunks. Forty-five minutes after the sausage has been added to the pot, add the carrots, potatoes and leeks and cook for 30 minutes.
- While the vegetables are cooking, make the minestra di semolina. Place the lightly beaten eggs in a bowl, add the Cream of Wheat and stir to combine. Add the Parmesan, 1 tablespoon of milk, the butter, the salt and pepper and whisk. The mixture should resemble a thick pancake batter. Add more milk, if necessary, to achieve this texture. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat. When hot, add the batter, smoothing to make one even layer. Cook for 1 minute, reduce the heat to low and continue cooking for 4 more minutes. Gently turn the pancake, cook for 3 minutes on the second side, turn out onto a plate and cool.
- Use a slotted spoon to gently remove the carrots, potatoes and leeks from the broth. Arrange on a warm platter, cover lightly with broth to avoid drying and keep warm. Remove the sausage, unwrap it, cut it into 1/2-inch slices and arrange them on a platter along with the beef shank, ribs and chicken, hacked into serving-size pieces.
- Strain the broth and return it to medium heat. Skim off any visible fat. Boil until the broth has reduced to 8 cups, about 7 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- While the broth is simmering, use a sharp knife to cut the minestra di semolina into 1/4-inch chunks. Serve the broth liberally garnished with minestra di semolina as a first course, followed by the boiled meat and vegetables with the green and the red sauces below.
Tips:
- Choose high-quality meats: The quality of the meats you use will greatly impact the flavor of the final dish. Look for meats that are fresh and free of any blemishes.
- Use a variety of meats: Bollito misto is traditionally made with a variety of meats, such as beef, veal, pork, and chicken. This helps to create a complex and flavorful dish.
- Cook the meats slowly: Bollito misto is a slow-cooked dish, so be patient and let the meats cook until they are fall-apart tender.
- Make sure the broth is flavorful: The broth is an important part of bollito misto, so make sure it is flavorful. You can do this by adding vegetables, herbs, and spices to the pot.
- Serve with a variety of sauces: Bollito misto is traditionally served with a variety of sauces, such as salsa verde, salsa rossa, and mostarda. These sauces add flavor and richness to the dish.
Conclusion:
Bollito misto is a classic Italian dish that is perfect for a special occasion. It is a delicious and flavorful dish that is sure to impress your guests. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make bollito misto at home. So next time you are looking for a special dish to serve, give bollito misto a try. You won't be disappointed!
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