braciole
Rolled meat bundles
Braciole is an Italian dish of thin slices of meat—typically beef, pork, or veal—rolled around a filling of cheese, breadcrumbs, herbs, and sometimes cured meat, then braised in tomato sauce.
The rolls are often served with pasta.
Pronounced roughly "brah-ZHOHL" in Italian-American cooking, though spellings and pronunciations vary: Grandma's braciole simmered all Sunday morning.
Rotated or turned over
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- tiedFastened by knotting
- poundedStruck hard, repeatedly
- flattenedMade smooth or level
seared · braised · slow-cooked · simmered · browned · filled · secured · toothpicks
Bovine meat for eating
- flank steakBeef from abdominal muscles
- top roundLean beef from hindquarters
- porkPig as food
- vealYoung calf meat
scaloppine · cutlet · tender · fork-tender
Dried, crushed loaf pieces
- parmesanGranular Italian grating cheese
- pecorinoItalian sheep's milk cheese
- provoloneItalian aged cow cheese
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
parsley · basil · pine nuts · raisins · prosciutto · pancetta · egg · cheese
Seasoned tomato sauce
- tomato sauceCooked, seasoned puréed fruit
- Sunday gravyTomato sauce with meats
- red sauceTomato-based pasta topping
- San MarzanoItalian plum tomato cultivar
crushed tomatoes · wine · broth · onion · garlic · olive oil
Weekly family meal ritual
- Italian-AmericanEthnicity bridging two nations
- NeapolitanOf a southern Italian city
- SicilianFrom Italy's largest island
- family recipeAncestral cooking instructions
grandmother · nonna · feast · holiday · Christmas · Easter · heritage · old-world
rolled
Rotated or turned over
flattened · seared · braised · slow-cooked · simmered · browned · filled · secured · toothpicks · kitchen twine
beef
Bovine meat for eating
- flank steakBeef from abdominal muscles
- top roundLean beef from hindquarters
- porkPig as food
veal · scaloppine · cutlet · tender · fork-tender
breadcrumbs
Dried, crushed loaf pieces
- parmesanGranular Italian grating cheese
- pecorinoItalian sheep's milk cheese
- provoloneItalian aged cow cheese
garlic · parsley · basil · pine nuts · raisins · prosciutto · pancetta · egg · cheese · herbs
marinara
Seasoned tomato sauce
- tomato sauceCooked, seasoned puréed fruit
- Sunday gravyTomato sauce with meats
- red sauceTomato-based pasta topping
San Marzano · crushed tomatoes · wine · broth · onion · garlic · olive oil
Sunday dinner
Weekly family meal ritual
- Italian-AmericanEthnicity bridging two nations
- NeapolitanOf a southern Italian city
- SicilianFrom Italy's largest island
family recipe · grandmother · nonna · feast · holiday · Christmas · Easter · heritage · old-world · handmade
- Stuffed Foodsdumpling, gyoza, empanada, pierogi, samosa
- stuffed meatsstuffed turkey, stuffed duck, stuffed pork chops, stuffed pork loin, stuffed chicken breast
- rolled meatsroulade, pork roll, bacon roll, ham roll, chicken roll
- PugliaTaranto, orecchiette, burrata, Gallipoli, panzerotti
- rolled foodsspring roll, egg roll, sushi roll, burrito, wrap
- RouladeSwiss roll, jelly roll, sponge roll, cream roll
bracioleschnitzel
Breaded fried meat slice
steak · carpaccio · tartare · cutlet · scaloppine