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History
Stuffed veal breast belongs to Parma's bourgeois Sunday kitchen: a cheap, fatty cut made grand with a filling of egg, Parmigiano, breadcrumbs and sometimes greens, sewn shut and roasted until sliceable. Gambero Rosso still singles out the version at Cocchi, and Osteria del 36 keeps it among its signatures. It is the dish to order where the menu is handwritten and the trolley still exists.
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Common allergens: Milk, Egg, Gluten
Make it at home
Ingredients
- 1.2kg veal breast with a pocket cut by the butcher
- 150g breadcrumbs soaked in milk
- 100g grated Parmigiano Reggiano
- 2 eggs
- 200g chard or erbette, wilted and chopped
- Nutmeg, salt, pepper
- Butter, a glass of white wine and broth for the roast
Method
- Mix the squeezed breadcrumbs, Parmigiano, eggs, greens, nutmeg and seasoning into a soft stuffing.
- Fill the pocket two-thirds full, then sew or skewer it closed; the filling swells.
- Brown the breast in butter, add wine, then roast at 160C for 2 hours, basting with broth.
- Rest for 20 minutes under foil before slicing thick.
- Serve warm with the pan juices, or cold the next day as Parma prefers in summer.
Tip from the editors. Do not overfill: two-thirds leaves room for the stuffing to expand without splitting the seam.
Where to eat punta di vitello ripiena
Punta di vitello ripiena in Parma
Ristorante Cocchi ★ 4.6
Ristorante Cocchi has fed Parma's bourgeoisie since 1925: anolini in brodo, the trio of tortelli and, from September to April, a serious bollito trolley.
OrderAnolini in brodo, then the boiled-meat trolley in winter.
TipThe bolliti run September to April only. Book a day ahead for Sunday lunch, when Parma families claim most of the two dining rooms.
Osteria del 36 ★ 4.3
Osteria del 36 traces its name to 1880, when wine here cost 36 cents a litre; chef Francesco Ziveri has run its Emilian kitchen in Parma since 1997.
OrderTortelli d'erbetta and the stuffed veal breast.
TipIt closes from mid-July to around 20 August each summer, so check before an August visit and book for the small wine-lined room.
More places near Ristorante Cocchi and Osteria del 36
Not on this list, but close by, nearest first. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
- Osteria Virgilio Trattoria, about 200 m away
- Bastian Contrario Public House Cocktail bar, about 250 m away
- Osteria dei Servi Trattoria, about 300 m away
- Piazza Ghiaia Market Market, about 300 m away
- Antica Osteria della Ghiaia Trattoria, about 350 m away
- La Piricucca Wine bar, about 400 m away
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