Veal and red wine hotpot
Posted: December 14, 2011 Filed under: Regional Cuisine, Veneto | Tags: Beef, food, Hotpot, hotpot recipe, Italian Cooking, Italian Food, Meat, Northern Italy, recipe, Red Wine, spezzatino, Stew, Veal, Veneto, Winter Leave a comment »Spezzatino di vitello con vino rosso from Veneto
I remember the first time I had this, just outside Venice in February. I was living in Milan at the time as a student, and some friends and I had decided to go to Venice carnival for the day – it was beautiful, full of swirling colours, theatrical costumes and sweet treats. It was also bitterly cold. So when we decided to have dinner in a trattoria on the outskirts, it was the enticing smell of this wonderfully warming dish that drew us in. It was every bit as delicious as the aroma promised, as well as being beautifully tender, and to this day it is the dish I go back to when I am cold and it is raining and dark outside.
Italian veal hotpot - a winter warmer
It is a true winter warmer: meaty and rich, with a deep red colour and a wonderful, full flavour. It takes a little while to make, because although it is simple the cooking time is quite lengthy… but they do say that good things come to those who wait!
