Italian-Style Poached Meats in Broth

A bollito misto is the Italian version of a pot-au-feu—a pot of slowly simmering meats and vegetables. Most traditional versions of French pot-au-feu contain only beef, while a bollito misto always contains at least two and as many as seven kinds of meat. And while a pot-au-feu is served with coarse salt and sour gherkins, bollito misto is served with one or more traditional sauces.

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