Beef a la Mode

Ingredients

• 1 kg lean beef
• lardo (cured pork back fat)
• 50 g butter
• 1/2 veal foot
• 1 onion
• 3 carrots
• 1 aromatic bouquet
• lardo rinds
• 1 glass broth or water
• 1/2 glass white wine or brandy

Instructions

1. Lard the beef with seasoned lardoons, tie, salt, and brown in 50g butter.
2. Add veal foot, whole onion, whole carrots, aromatic bouquet, lardo rinds, broth or water, and white wine or brandy.
3. Simmer slowly, covered, removing carrots early to keep them whole.
4. Discard the bouquet, pass and degrease the juices, and serve the meat with the foot and carrot rounds (or a bean garnish).