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Today we’re sharing a recipe for Brodo – the broth we used in yesterday’s soup recipe for Pappa al Pomodoro! Brodo is Italian for ‘broth’ and it’s a thinner, less concentrated stock than the traditional chicken or beef stocks that are used in many other Italian soup recipes.
Brodo is typically made from a mixture of raw meat, bones and trimmings from beef and poultry. For the poultry – traditionally, using fowl instead of hens is preferred because it gives the brodo a unique taste. However almost any poultry can be used including fryers, but whole roasters are not recommended.
Brodo can be used in a variety of Italian recipes that call for chicken stock including peasant soups like the Pappa al Pomodoro recipe we shared yesterday, or the classic Pasta e Fagioli.
Adapted from Tuscan Cookbook: Recipes and Reminiscences from the Italian Cooking School
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Brodo
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chopped veal or beef bones (or a combination), plus any leftover scraps including fat and gristle
- 1 boiling foul including giblets
- 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
- 1 large leek, green top removed, cleaned of sand and cut up
- 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- Green leafy ends cut from the tops of the head of celery
- 3 good sized stalks of parsley including stems
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 good sized sprig of thyme
- 1 large tomato cut in half and seeded
- 1 large clove garlic peeled and smashed
- 4 black whole peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
Instructions
- Put everything into a large stock pot and cover with water. Slowly bring to a boil, skimming off any scum that floats to the top. Lower heat to a really low simmer and cook for four hours uncovered.
- Once done, strain and cool, discarding solids. When completely cool, remove fat and discard. Use immediately or freeze in zipper seal bags. Reboil when ready to use.
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Perfect idia martha
Thank you!
Wow this is great. I love to peasant hunt and now I have a nice broth to use to make them even tastier. 🙂
Perfect idea Tom! (My extended family raises pheasants in Western Massachusetts – love pheasant but haven’t had it in years!)