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Pezzetti di Cavallo (Italian Horse and Tomato)

Name: Pezzetti di Cavallo (Italian Horse and Tomato)
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 kg horse meat; 1 L tomato sauce; Onions, chopped; Olive oil (extra virgin); Parsley; Carrots; Celery; Chilli peppers; 2 leaves laurel

Pezzetti di cavallo (pieces of horse) is a dish from Italy.

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279kcal · 14% of your day

Protein: 33 g · 28% of 120 g
Carbs: 15 g · 7% of 220 g
Fat: 9 g · 14% of 65 g

3 g
Fibre: 10 g
Sugar: 748 mg
Sodium: 325 g
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Estimate: 4 of 7 ingredients used an assumed weight or had no match.

Serving size estimated by Ma Kitchen. The source gives no serving count, so the recipe is split into 7 servings of about 326 g, the usual size for a main dish. If your portion is bigger or smaller, set how much you eat above and the macros follow.

The cooking fat is not counted. The source gives no amount for the oil or butter this is cooked in. Calories and fat will be higher than shown.

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Ingredients

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1 kg horse meat
1 L tomato sauce
Onions, chopped
Olive oil (extra virgin)
Parsley
Carrots
Celery
Chilli peppers
2 leaves laurel

Ingredients for 7 servings (2.3 kg) · the original recipe

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Method

1
Cut the horse meat in cubes, and fry it in a pan with some onion until it turns brown.
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2
Add tomato sauce.
3
Add carrots, parsley, celery, laurel, and chilli peppers to taste.
4
Cook on low heat (preferably in a clay pot).
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5
Skim the foam on the top and let simmer for 4 hours.
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6
Serve with home-made bread.

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