European braise main dish recipes

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Polenta con salsicce e spuntature

Polenta con salsicce e spuntature

Rome is not especially known for its love of polenta, perhaps because its winters are relatively mild compared…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
Advanced
11 votes
1346 views
Basque Chicken

Basque Chicken

I had one of the best meals of my life, while on a wine-tasting trip with my father in Paso Robles, California, at a small restaurant called the…

John Spottiswood
Mar 2012
Advanced
9 votes
781 views
Pasta a risotto (Risotto-style Pasta)

Pasta a risotto (Risotto-style Pasta)

One of the guilty pleasures that I have never, up to now, revealed to a living soul is my penchant for…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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8 votes
609 views
Pennette with Butternut Squash Purée and Sorrento Walnuts

Pennette with Butternut Squash Purée and Sorrento Walnuts

This easy and delicious recipe by Neapolitan chef Inghemarck Guida highlights the unique taste of Sorrento…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2011
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6 votes
86 views
«Polpetielli» affogati (Baby Octopus Braised in Tomato Sauce)

«Polpetielli» affogati (Baby Octopus Braised in Tomato Sauce)

Octopus is a popular food all around the Mediterranean basin and yet elsewhere it is often, for some reason,…

Frank Fariello
Sep 2010
Advanced
4 votes
405 views
Braised Lamb with Beans

Braised Lamb with Beans

This is a delicious French country dish. Hearty and heart warming! It is also beautiful to behold and delicious to smell!

Joyce Leung
Jun 2008
Intermediate
4 votes
4543 views
Risotto alla crema di scampi (Risotto with Shrimp Cream)

Risotto alla crema di scampi (Risotto with Shrimp Cream)

As I have mentioned before, Rome is not really risotto country. But there is at least one risotto dish that…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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3 votes
1010 views
Angelina's Sunday Sauce (Il ragù della domenica)

Angelina's Sunday Sauce (Il ragù della domenica)

The constant fixture of Sunday dinners at nonna Angelina's house was il ragù della domenica or 'Sunday…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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3 votes
123 views
Salsicce con broccoletti

Salsicce con broccoletti

Is there any meat more satisfying than sausages? If there is, I haven't found it. And, in this typically Roman dish, sausages marry particularly…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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2 votes
457 views
Fricassée de poulet à l'ancienne

Fricassée de poulet à l'ancienne

I grew up on Julia Child. Other than nonna Angelina herself, no one inspired my love affair with cooking more.…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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2 votes
472 views
Slow Cooker Polenta with Sausage Ragù

Slow Cooker Polenta with Sausage Ragù

Making polenta the old-fashioned way is a laborious job, as we all know, involving a lot of stirring over a…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2011
Advanced
2 votes
265 views
Elegant Shrimp Scampi Pasta Lightened Up

Elegant Shrimp Scampi Pasta Lightened Up

For a romantic dinner, try this superb shrimp, sauteed in a buttery, garlic and lemon wine sauce. It doesn’t…

Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox
Feb 2012
Professional
2 votes
209 views
Beef with Barley and Wild Rice

Beef with Barley and Wild Rice

I went to Russia a few months ago and had a delicious lunch of Beef over barley and wild rice. It was substantial and healthy, so I promised myself…

John Spottiswood
Nov 2008
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2 votes
3442 views
Brasato al vino rosso (Beef Braised in Red Wine)

Brasato al vino rosso (Beef Braised in Red Wine)

There's nothing like a good pot roast on a cold winter's day! Though it may come as a surprise to some,…

Frank Fariello
Feb 2010
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2 votes
855 views
Baccalà alla napoletana

Baccalà alla napoletana

Baccalà, or salted codfish, marries especially well with tomatoes, and the marriage reaches its apogee of deliciousness in the summer, when tomatoes…

Frank Fariello
Aug 2010
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2 votes
533 views