Mixed Boiled Meats (And Homemade Meat Broth)

Mixed boiled meats may not sound particularly appetizing to the uninitiated, but it is one of Italy’s most refined and delectable dishes, one whose successful execution can be a determining factor in a restaurant’s reputation. At its most ambitious, bollito misto may include close to a dozen different meats, such as beef, veal, chicken, pork, turkey, pheasant, calf’s head, tongue, and cotechino and zampone (two types of boiled sausage). Such a bollito misto is no