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BOLLITO MISTO with Salsa Verde


Serves 4

1 calf's tongue, boiled 40 minutes and peeled
1-1/2 pounds beef brisket
2 beef cheeks
3 quarts brodo, or beef broth
4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 1-pound blood sausage
1 1-pound cotecchino sausage
1 capon, cut into 4 quarters
1 bunch Italian parsley, leaves picked from the stems.
2 red plus 2 yellow bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 salt packed anchovies, headed, gutted and rinsed
1 tablespoon salt-packed capers, rinsed and drained
1 hard boiled egg, roughly chopped
4 cornichons
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
freshy ground black pepper


1. Place the tongue, beef brisket and beef cheeks in a large soup pot, cover with cold brodo, add the vinegar and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a high simmer and cook for 45 minutes . Add the sausages and the capon and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a high simmer and cook covered for 30 minutes, replenishing with water as necessary to keep the meat submerged.

2. To make the salsa verde, place the parsley, anchovies, capers, hard-boiled egg, cornichons, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper in a food processor and blend until smooth, about 1 minute.

3. Remove the meat from the broth and serve separately on a platter, with the salsa verde on the side. Serve the broth in warmed soup bowls.



 

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