Boiled Meats
Standbys
Boiled Beef Home Style: Lesso Rifatto alla
Casalinga
Boiled beef heated through with stewed onions,
another excellent use for the byproducts of making broth.
Difficulty:
Easy
Boiled Dinner Piemontese Style: Bollito
Misto alla Piemontese
Who would ever guess that boiled dinner
could be such a delight? A favorite of the King, and with lots of sauce recipes
too.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Vitello Tonnato: Veal in Tuna Sauce
A classic summer dish, and an indispensable part of the Ascension Day
feast in Milano.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Other Boiled Meats
Boiled Beef Cuntry Style: Lesso Rifatto alla
Campagnola
Boiled beef, reheated with an onion and tomato
sauce -- an excellent use for the byproducts of making broth.
Difficulty:
Easy
Boiled Beef English Style:
Lesso all'Inglese
Boiled beef, sliced and heated through with
a hearty cream sauce.
Difficulty: Easy
Boiled Beef Fried Milanese Style: Lesso fritto
alla Milanese
Boiled beef, sliced, fried or sauteed in
butter, and served with risotto. Quite satisfying.
Difficulty:
Cabbage Casserole
Rich &
tasty: The perfect use for leftover boiled cabbage and leftover boiled meat!
Difficulty: Moderate-Intermediate
Cima alla Genovese
Breast of
veal, stuffed and simmered to perfection. A Ligurian classic.
Difficulty:
Moderate
Jellied Veal: Vitello in Galantina
A refreshing summer dish that's also elegant enough to serve company.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Rovato Beef Seasoned with Oil: Manzo di Rovato
all'Olio
Surprisingly refreshing boiled beef in a tasty
vegetable sauce.
Difficulty: Moderate
Sima
The Gibraltarian
alternative to Cima, brought by Ligurian sialors who settled there.
Difficulty: Moderate
Tasty Boiled Beef: Lesso
All'Appetito
Boiled beef, plucked from the broth and cooked
until done with herbs and seasonings.
Difficulty: Easy
The Good Wife's Boiled Beef Sauce: Intingolo di
Lesso alla Buona Moglie
The Good Wife's Boiled Meat Sauce: A
tasty sauce for jazzing up boiled meats, from the first issue of La Cucina
Italiana.
Difficulty: Easy
If you haven't found
what you're looking for, please
ask!
Cured
Meats
Cutlets, braciole,
scaloppine, involtini and other quick-cooking dishes
Roasts
Stews
Fried
meats
Meatballs &
loaves
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