Italian · IV The Method
Braised Meats: Italian Technique
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Description
Italian braising — arrosto morto (literally "dead roast," meaning roasted without oven heat) — achieves results through the same collagen-conversion principles as French braise but with a more restrained liquid environment. Where French braise typically submerges the meat in liquid, Italian braise uses minimal liquid, relying on the meat's own released moisture and the soffritto's contribution to create a concentrated, intensely flavoured braising environment. The result: meat that tastes of itself, not of its braising liquid.
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Pillars V — VII
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