Wild Bore Stew - Spezzatino di cinghiale

wild boar

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Pork shoulder is more accessible and less expensive than wild boar.

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Grape juice provides sweetness without alcohol.

Soak raisins in grappa.

Trim and cube the meat.

Chop vegetables and garlic.

Brown the meat cubes in a large frying pan in olive oil and clarified butter.

Transfer meat to a casserole.

Add vegetables and garlic, braise for a moment.

Deglaze with red wine.

Add bay leaves, nutmeg, and mace; season with salt and pepper.

Put a lid on the casserole dish and leave it to cook for 30 minutes.

Add vegetable stock and cook for another 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the raisin sauce: chop candied orange peel.

Heat brown sugar in a pan, add candied orange peel and raisins soaked in grappa, add cocoa powder, fry for a moment, then deglaze with aceto balsamico.

Continue on the casserole: take out the meat and set it aside.

Purée the vegetables in the casserole.

Add raisin sauce and rosemary; thicken sauce with potato starch.

Put the meat back into the casserole and simmer; taste with salt and pepper.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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