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italian style lesso (recipe)

Ok, so the "irish beef brisket and cabbage boil" is basically lesso, but with a slightly different contingent of vegetables.
And the japanese "shabu-shabu" is also the same idea (but done much more elegantly).
Just to illustrate that there are many possibilities, limited only to what you have on hand in the pantry...
(Not to mention that the simmering pot adds a wonderful aroma of cooking to the kitchen!)

This is a special, "comfort" dish from my wife's cooking repertoire.

2 - 3 lb lean (or trimmed) chuck roast simmered 2 to 4 hours in 4 quarts of water until nearly falling-apart tender.

Add (after first hour or so of cooking): some carrots, celery ribs,
5 whole small (or 2 medium) russet type potatoes (scrubbed, but unpeeled),
1 medium whole peeled onion, 1 bay leaf. Salt, pepper.

Very simple to prepare, can't mess it up. Unusual, if you are used to steak and seafood, though.

Broth is just wonderful with pastina (or even wide egg noodles), served as a first course. Makes you want to skip everything next.

Optional but worth it: serve meat and sliced potatoes with garlic / parsley aioli (check Internet for recipe, search for aioli).
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italian style lesso
italian style lesso
lesso and potatoes
lesso and potatoes
garlic and parsley aioli
garlic and parsley aioli
lesso with garlic parsley aioli
lesso with garlic parsley aioli
garlic parsley mustard aioli
garlic parsley mustard aioli
lesso and potatoes with aioli
lesso and potatoes with aioli
irish beef brisket and cabbage boil
irish beef brisket and cabbage boil
lesso ready to be served
lesso ready to be served
lesso broth and pasta
lesso broth and pasta
lesso
lesso
lesso noodle soup with aioli
lesso noodle soup with aioli