braciolone

/brah-chyoh-LEE-nee/
[Italian]

A Sicilian dish of a Lenten version of pasticcion di Sostanza, a chicken pie made with braised chicken, herbs and tomatoes, layered with giblets and sausage with cinnamon and cloves, over which is laid a short crust pastry lid. It is then baked. It also describes small lamb cutlets. These are known as braciole in the south.

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