Italian Mixed Boiled Meats: best for CHRISTMAS MENU

This Italian mixed boiled meats, as we make it in our house, is a classic recipe for the Christmas menu. It is traditional to prepare it with green sauce for boiling, but it can also be served with mustard. But let’s start by getting some clarity—have you ever wondered what the difference is between boiled and boiled? Or what cut of meat is used for boiled meat? How long should boiled meat cook, and how do you prepare boiled meat?

Ingredients :

• 800 grams (28 oz) beef shoulder
• 600 grams (21 oz) beef leg muscle
• 600 grams (21 oz) beef biancostato (also known as ossette in Genoese)
• 2 carrots
• 2 celery ribs
• 1 large onion
• 2 cloves
• 1 teaspoon peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt

How to make Italian Mixed Boiled Meats:

Vegetables for boiled meat:

1. Peel the onion and insert two cloves.
2. Tie the parsley with a small kitchen string.
3. Peel the carrots and remove the ends.
4. Remove the ends from the celery as well .
5. Place the carrots, celery and onion in a pot along with the parsley.
6. Add the peppercorns and coarse salt.
7. Put the lid on and bring to a boil.

For the meat:

1. I used beef shoulder, thigh muscle and bones (biancostato).
2. Tie the meat with kitchen twine.
3. Dip the pieces of meat into the already boiling water.

Cooking the boiled meat:

1. Cook the boiled meat (or rather boiled meat) for about 3 to 4 hours over a very low flame; it should simmer.
2. Turn off the heat and let it cool then with a skimmer remove the fat that will have surfaced and strain the broth.

what is the difference between boiled and boiled meat?

• For boiled meat, the meat is put in cold water with vegetables and herbs and cooked for 4 hours. The meat will be slightly stodgy and stringy but the broth will be very flavorful.
• For the boil you boil a pot of lightly salted water and when it boils you put the meat in to cook. The meat will be very soft and the broth will be less flavorful.

What meat is used for boiled Meat?

• In each region there are various versions of boiled meat. The most suitable meat for boiled meat here at my place is beef shoulder, thigh muscle, bones but brisket and royal are also often used .

How long should the boiled Meat cook?

• Usually boiled meat cooks 3 to 4 hours on a low flame, it must simmer otherwise the meat may become tough.

Bon Appetit!