This is the way to cook meat for anolini. Many traditional cooks use only one meat, others use a mixture, as Mama Rosa does, and still others don’t use the meat at all, but only its broth, flavoring a bread crumb and cheese filling. Naturally, this sumptuous roast can also be served as a main course on its own. Probably the original anolini were filled with leftovers, which is what I’d recommend doing with this recipe
Ingredients
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 medium onion, chopped fine
1 medium carrot, chopped fine
2 leafy ribs celery, chopped fine
1 pound boneless beef chuck, rump or shoulder roast
1 pound boneless veal chuck, rump or shoulder roast
1 pound boneless pork loin roast
Red wine or water
Salt and whole black pepper in a peppermill
Red wine or water
Instructions
1. Melt butter in flameproof casserole over low heat. Add onion, carrot, celery and stir until coated. Add meat and cover loosely. Bring slowly to simmer and cook, turning meat occasionally, until juices are thick and meat is brown but not scorched, about 2 hours.
2. Season liberally with salt and pepper and add red wine or water to barely cover meat. Bring to simmer, loosely cover, and simmer until meat is fork tender, about 2-3 hours longer, adding wine or water as needed to keep meat covered.
3. To serve, remove meat, raise heat, and if serving as a main course, cook juices to a glaze. If broth is to be used in anolini, do not reduce it. Serves 4 to 8.
Recipe by Damon Lee Fowler, author of New Southern Baking. "Relish a Classic Flavor," April 2006.
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