Il Bollito

This is the base for many dishes. The boiled meat can be served with various sauces and marmalades, or turned into other dishes. The brodo (broth) can be used in a soup or is delicious to simply drink from a cup (brodo in tazza). This one is a simple brodo. You can add anything you like, such as a bay leaf, potato, fresh thyme, a whole tomato, depending on how you will be serving it. The meat needs a long time to cook and soften and you can make it in a pressure cooker if you