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- CINGHIALE IN COLCEFORTE
- (Wild Boar in Sweet and Sour Chocolate Sauce)
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- 5 lb. wild boar or 5 lb. beef pot roast
- 2 carrots
- 2 stalks celery
- 2 onions
- 1 bottle (25.4 oz.) aged Chianti Classico
- 1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 T. juniper berries
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 t. black pepper
- salt
- 1 c. raisins
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 c. red wine vinegar
- 1/2 c. grated bitter chocolate
- 1 c. dried prunes
- 1 c. pine nuts
- 1 c. cream Sherry
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- Place meat in large baking dish. Coarsely chop 1 carrot, 1 stalk
- celery, and 1 onion, and add to meat. Pour wine over meat and
- vegetables, cover, and marinate 24 hours, turning occasionally.
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- Drain meat, reserving marinade. Pat meat dry with paper towels.
- Brown in olive oil over high heat.
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- Strain marinade, reserving wine and discarding vegetables. Pour
- wine over meat. Chop remaining carrot, celery, and onion and add
- to meat with juniper berries, 1 bay leaf, pepper, and salt to
- taste. Cook over low heat 3 hours or until tender (1 1/2 to 2
- hours for beef).
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- Allow meat to cool in cooking liquid, skimming off fat that forms
- on surface. Cut cooled meat into pieces, discarding bone. Strain
- marinade andplace liquid and meat back in pan. Soak raisins in
- warm water until plumped. Drain.
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- Caramelize sugar in pan with garlic, remaining bay leaf, and 1 T.
- water. Warm vinegar, then add with chocolate to sauce and bring to
- boil. Boil 2 minutes. Add sauce to mat with raisins, prunes, pine
- nuts, and cream Sherry. Cook 10 minutes.
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- Remove meat and keep warm. Continue cooking sauce until reduced to
- desired thickness. Remove bay leaves. Slice meat and pour sauce
- over. Makes 8 servings.
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- Note: Recipe may also be used for venison, rabbit, and aged beef.
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