Name: Starcotto (Braised Beef)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: salt; 2 carrots, cut into very small cubes; 1 large onion, finely chopped; a nice piece of beef such as rump or brisket, with a little fat, about 1.5kg; 4 tbsp olive oil; 1 litre beef stock; a few bay leaves; 100 g fatty Parma ham, cut into thin strips; 1 litre dry white wine; 45 g butter; 10 juniper berries; 3 celery stalks, trimmed and cut into small cubes; 20 peppercorns

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio – The Collection

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2012

About

“Literally translated this means ‘overcooked’, which reflects the way this dish is cooked very slowly for a long time.”

Ingredients

4 tbsp olive oil
a nice piece of beef such as rump or brisket, with a little fat, about 1.5kg
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Method

Heat the olive oil in a large, preferably cast-iron, pan, add the beef and brown on each side, then remove from the pan and set aside. Add the carrots, onion, celery, juniper berries, peppercorns, bay leaves and Parma ham and fry until the vegetables are soft.

Return the meat to the pan and add the wine, stock and a little salt. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and cook sl