Hazan's stracotto (literally "over-cooked") is the Italian approach to braised beef — taken further than French boeuf bourguignon in reduction, producing a more concentrated, more intensely flavoured result with the beef falling apart completely rather than holding its shape. The name signals the philosophy: what French technique considers overcooked is the Italian target. · Heat Application
Braised Beef: The Stracotto Principle connects to similar techniques: French pot-au-feu (longer, more water — less concentrated result), Spanish rabo .
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