Rotolo Alla Fiorentina Recipes

BISTECCA ALLA FIORENTINA (TUSCAN PORTERHOUSE)

Steps:

• Press chopped rosemary onto both sides of porterhouse steak; set onto a plate and allow to marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Start an outdoor grill using hardwood charcoal, such as hickory. When coals are white and glowing, arrange for high heat.
• Gently brush or rub olive oil onto steak, then season to taste with sea salt and pepper.
• Place steak onto grill, and cook until a dark, golden brown (not burnt) crust forms, 5 to 10 minutes depending on thickness of meat. Turn over, and continue cooking until golden on the other side, 5 to 10 minutes more. When finished, place steak onto a platter, and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
• To serve, remove the two pieces of meat from the bone, and replace the bone onto the serving platter. Trim any unwanted fat from the round (tenderloin) steak, slice into 6 equal pieces at an angle to the grain, and fan out on one side of the bone. Slice the rectangular (loin) steak into 1/4-inch slices at an angle to the grain. Fan out on the other side of the bone. Finish by garnishing the platter with lemon wedges and a sprinkle of additional sea salt.

TRIPPA ALLA FIORENTINA

Steps:

• Pick out only the best parts of the tripe, either the meatier part or the spongy, honeycomb part, cut it into very thin strips. Saute onion, carrot and celery in butter. Add oil and tripe. Saute until golden in color. Add the tomatoes. Season with salt and cook over a very low heat for about 1/2 hour, until the sauce has reduced almost completely, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. The tripe may be served immediately without any garnish, or alternatively sprinkle some grated Parmesan over and brown in the oven for five minutes. ** (Tripe is best served with boiled or pureed potatoes or, if preferred, with cannellini beans in oil.)

ROTOLO ALLA FIORENTINA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375o. In a large skillet, melt butter and cook onion and mushrooms over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid from mushrooms cooks off. Remove from heat; stir in remaining ingredients.
• EXCEPT lasagna and sauce. Spread ½ cup vegetable cheese over each lasagna noodle, roll to enclose filling; set aside.
• In 13 X 9-inch baking dish, spread ½ cup Tomato sauce. Arrange stuffed lasagna rolls seam side down in dish, cover and bake 30 minutes or until bubbling.
• To serve prep plate with some sauce, cut in half and stand on cut end.
• Serve with remaining Tomato sauce, heated. Garnish with some chopped spinach.

TAGLIATA ALLA FIORENTINA

Steps:

• Heat a wood burning grill to medium-high flame.
• Season the steak with only freshly ground black pepper, and cook for about 6 minutes on each side for a rare cut and about 8 for a medium rare.
• Remove the steak from the grill, place on a large wood cutting board and season with salt, you can also add more pepper if you'd like.
• Slice the steak into 3/4-inch slices and place them on top of some arugula and you're good to go.

TRIPPA ALLA FIORENTINA (TRIPE FLORENTINE-STYLE)

Steps:

• Cut the tripe lengthwise into strips, each about two inches wide. Cut the strips crosswise into half-inch-thick strips. There should be about 12 cups.
• Put the tripe and calf's foot pieces in a kettle and add cold water to cover. Bring to the boil and cook five minutes. Drain well.
• Return the tripe and calf's foot pieces to a clean kettle and add the water, whole onion, celery ribs, whole carrots, parsley sprigs, peppercorns and salt. Bring to the boil and let simmer three hours.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove and discard the vegetables. Remove the calf's foot pieces. Cut away the gelatinous skin and discard the bones. Shred the skin and add it to the tripe.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet and add the chopped onions. Cook, stirring, until the onions are wilted. Add the diced celery, diced carrots, minced garlic, basil and rosemary. Cook, stirring, about five minutes. Add the tomatoes and chicken broth, and cook about five minutes.
• Add this mixture to the tripe pot. Cook two hours. Stir in the butter and cheese and serve.

ROTOLO ALLA FIORENTINA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375f. In a large skillet, melt butter and cook onion and mushrooms over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid from mushrooms cooks off. Remove from heat; stir in remaining ingredients EXCEPT lasagna and sauce. Spread ½ cup vegetable cheese over each lasagna noodle, roll to enclose filling; set aside. In 13 X 9-inch baking dish, spread ½ cup Tomato sauce. Arrange stuffed lasagna rolls seam side down in dish, cover and bake 30 minutes or until bubbling. Serve with remaining Tomato sauce, heated.

CREAMY RIGATONI FLORENTINE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook rigatoni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute chicken until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate. Add mushrooms to skillet; saute until mushrooms are tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; saute until fragrant and golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir spaghetti sauce, half-and-half, and Italian seasoning into mushroom mixture; cook and stir over medium heat until sauce thickens, 10 to 15 minutes. Mix cooked chicken and spinach into sauce and cook until spinach is wilted, about 5 minutes.
• Stir pasta into sauce and add mozzarella cheese; stir until cheese melts. Garnish dish with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.

AGNELLO ALLA FIORENTINA (LAMB FLORENTINE STYLE)

Steps:

• Heat oil in pan large enough to hold all the lamb.
• Add pancetta and saute for a few minutes.
• Add garlic and sage and saute a minute more before adding the Lamb.
• Brown lamb on all sides then add all the wine.
• Season to taste cover and cook for about 15 minutes to 1/2 hour.
• Just before ready to serve turn heat up, uncover and reduce sauce by half.
• Serve with sauce poured over the lamb.