Manzo all’Olio di Rovato

This is a very famous recipe from Rovato, a village about 20 minutes from my home town known for its live cattle market, held there on the last Friday of the month for hundreds of years. Farmers and butchers travel from all over Lombardy – the butchers choose their cattle when they are calves and then take delivery of them when they’re fully grown. Franciacorta would be the typical wine used in this dish. Although traditionally the meat is not browned, I think it has a better flavour this w