Boiled Meat In Sauce (Lesso In Salsa) Recipe
- 2 lb beef top round
- 2 x carrots
- 1 x onion halved
- 1 x celery rib
- 2 x peppercorns
- 2 whl cloves
- 8 c. water Salt to taste Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
- 2 Tbsp. pork fat softened
- 1/4 lb pancetta finely minced
- 1 x onion finely minced
- 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
- 1 c. Brown Chicken Stock warm, (see recipe)
- 3 lrg potatoes peeled, and cut into 1/4" dice
- 2 x red bell peppers seeds, stems, and pith removed, coarsely minced
- 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin extra virgin olive oil
- 1 x garlic clove finely minced
- 1 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. capers rinsed
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- In a stew pot place beef, carrots, onion, celery, peppercorns, cloves and water.
- Bring water to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour and 15 min.
- Remove pot from heat, cold and strain off liquid and aromatics.
- Slice the boiled meat and season with salt and pepper.
- Add in 1 Tbsp.
- pork fat to a large pan, heat over medium heat and add in the sliced meat and cook till browned on both sides.
- Set aside.
- In a large, heavy-bottomed skillet, heat the pancetta over medium heat till it releases its fat, then add in the remaining pork fat and onion and brown it in the fat.
- Sprinkle the flour over and stir well over medium-high heat with a wooden spoon for 5 min.
- Stir in the warm chicken stock, then add in the diced potatoes, cover, and cook over medium-high heat for 20 min.
- After 20 min, when the potatoes are very tender and the flavors have melded, add in the reserved boiled meat to the broth.
- In a large saute/fry pan, heat the extra virgin olive oil over medium-high heat, add in the garlic, and cook over medium till it is browned and softened.
- Stir in the peppers, vinegar, capers, and sugar, cook over high heat 1 minute, then remove from the heat.
- Serve the sliced meat with some of its cooking liquid and some of the pepper sauce drizzled over.
- This recipe yields 6 servings.
beef, carrots, onion, celery, peppercorns, cloves, water salt, pork, onion, flour, brown chicken, potatoes, red bell peppers seeds, extravirgin extra virgin olive oil, garlic, white wine vinegar, capers, sugar
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/boiled-meat-in-sauce-lesso-in-salsa-88765 (may not work)