Brasato al Barolo
Ingredients (for about 10 people)
2 kg. of Piedmont ox or beef, 2 litres of Barolo, 200 g. carrots, 100 g. celery, 200 g. lard, 500 g. onions, sage, bay leaves, rosemary, black peppercorns, cinnamon, grated nutmeg, juniper berries, cloves, extra virgin olive oil, butter, salt to taste.
Preparation
Place the meat in a large bowl with the vegetables cut into pieces and cover with the Barolo. Put in a cool place and let it marinate for 24 hours. When it is time to cook the meat, take it out of the marinade, brown it on all sides in oil and butter, add the vegetables and herbs, then add the marinade. Salt only after browning the meat so that it is sealed by its crust. Cook very slowly, in the covered pot, for about two hours for every kilogram of meat. When done, take the meat out of the pot and put the liquid through the mill or in the blender with the vegetables, adding a little cornstarch to thicken it so as to obtain a thick, delicious gravy. Serve hot presenting the meat whole on a cutting board or tray with just a few slices cut and overlapping, covered with the hot gravy. Excellent with seasonal vegetables cooked in butter, or glazed onions and carrots, mashed potatoes or polenta.
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Places
Castello di Costigliole d’Asti
Surrounded by a large park, the castle houses an international cooking school and the annual “asta del Barbera” (“Barbera auction”) which has become a not-to-miss event for fans of quality wine.
Historical Wine Cellars in Canelli
The wine cellars – which hold ancient barrels perfectly lined-up – have brick arches, lowered large round arches connected to each other by tunnels that reach into the layers and strata of earth which have formed over the centuries.
Forte di Fenestrelle
The largest fortified structure in Europe and the longest wall-structure in the world after the Great Wall of China: a 635-meter inclination, 3 km long, 1,300,000 square meters large, 4,000 steps in the Scala Coperta (Covered Staircase), 2,500 steps in the Scala Reale (Royal Staircase), 5 drawbridges, and 183 lights to illuminate the interior.
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People
Alain Elkann
“Torino remains a beautiful city, but not only that, it is also a serious city in which one can work well. One feels protected…Then, in those hills on certain winter days when the sky is blue and the air is clean, it’s like being in Kathmandu”.
Stefania Rocca
"My father used to work at Fiat. I never saw Torino as a limitation. It’s an elegant city. The fog has never caused me to be anxious or sad. My mother used to say that it helps us to look at ourselves inside."
Caparezza
“And I love eating in Torino, most of all the raw meat. I like this city. I’ve been to the Museo del Cinema three times and even took a walk up the hill. After a few kilometres I was at the top of Colle della Maddalena and could see the entire city.”
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