Socca (An Italian Beef, Cabbage & Potato Casserole) Recipe
Ingredients
- Recipe: Socca (An Italian Beef, Cabbage & Potato Casserole)
- Summary: From Lidia Bastianich’s Lidia Cooks From The Heart of Italy
- Ingredients
- About a dozen large sage leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh rosemary leaves, stripped from the branch
- 8 plump garlic cloves, peeled
- 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 pounds red potatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick
- A 4-pound boneless beef shoulder roast (preferably “top blade” or “top chuck shoulder” roast)
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) soft butter
- 1 head Savoy cabbage, about 2 1/2 pounds, cored and sliced into 1/2-inch shreds
- 2 cups white wine
- 1 pound Fontina cheese from Valle d’Aosta (or Italian Fontal)
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