Recipes Dinner Meat Dishes Pork Main Course Bollito Misto Be the first to rate & review! In this classic Italian dish, sausages are poached in a rich broth until deeply flavored and meltingly tender. Slideshow: More Italian Main Dishes By Food & Wine Editors Food & Wine Editors This is collaborative content from Food & Wine's team of experts, including staff, recipe developers, chefs, and contributors. Many of our galleries curate recipes or guides from a variety of sources which we credit throughout the content and at each link. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on July 11, 2022 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: © Michael Turek Active Time: 2 hrs Total Time: 5 hrs Yield: 20 Ingredients Salted and Brined Meats Two 4-pound chickens 2 3/4 cups kosher salt 1 1/2 cups sugar 3 gallons cold water 16 dried hot red chiles 6 bay leaves 4 heads of garlic, halved horizontally 2 large white onions, sliced 2 tablespoons black peppercorns 1 1/2 tablespoons coriander seeds 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 star anise pod, crushed Eight 1 1/4-pound whole fresh pork shanks or one 6-pound veal shank, cut into 4 sections by the butcher One 6-pound beef brisket Bollito 5 pounds garlic pork sausages 6 celery ribs, cut into thirds 6 carrots, cut into thirds 4 heads of garlic, cloves smashed 6 dried hot red chiles 6 bay leaves 3 large onions, quartered 2 cups parsley 1 fennel bulb, thickly sliced One 1-ounce package thyme sprigs 1 tablespoon black peppercorns 1 tablespoon coriander seeds 2 bottles dry white wine Directions Salt and brine the meats In a baking dish, rub the chickens with 1/4 cup of the salt. Cover and refrigerate overnight. In a large pot, combine the remaining 2 1/2 cups of salt and the sugar with 1 gallon of the water and boil, stirring, until the salt and sugar dissolve, 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the chiles, bay leaves, garlic, onions, peppercorns, coriander, fennel and star anise. Add the remaining 2 gallons of water, the shanks and the brisket and refrigerate overnight. Make the bollito Rinse the chickens. Drain the brined meat; discard the garlic, onion and seasonings. Halve the brisket lengthwise along the grain. Divide the chicken, shanks, brisket and sausages between 2 pots. Divide the remaining ingredients between the pots and add enough water to cover the meats. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken and sausages are cooked through, 1 hour; transfer to a roasting pan and cover loosely with foil. Continue to simmer the bollito until the shanks and brisket are very tender, 1 hour and 20 minutes. Add the shanks and brisket to the roasting pan. Strain the broth; discard the vegetables and spices. Spoon off the fat. Return all of the meat to the broth to rewarm. Pull large pieces of meat from the shanks; discard the bones. Thinly slice the brisket across the grain. Cut off the chicken drumsticks, thighs and wings and thickly slice the breast meat. Slice the sausages. Arrange the meats on platters and ladle broth on top to moisten them. Serve the remaining broth with the meats, or reserve for another use. Suggested Pairing Hearty meat dishes like this one can easily pair with bold reds like Cabernet Sauvignon. Originally appeared: December 2012 Rate It Print