Zichi bread with sauce

Name: Zichi bread with sauce
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Zichi bread 400 g; Boar meat 450 g; Tomato puree 1000 ml; Bay leaves 15 g; Carrot 65 g; Celery 65 g; Onion 30 g; Extra virgin olive oil 15 ml; Dry white wine 100 ml; Gran Campidano 100 g; Salt 20 g

Difficulty Easy

Preparation Time 1 h e 40 min

is made with

Gran Campidano

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Description

Have you ever eaten bread like it was pasta? Now you can, with this recipe for delicious zichi bread with sauce, a typical Sardinian dish.

Zichi bread, which is originally from the Bonorva region, is a prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale, which means it is listed as a traditional agri-food product by the Italian government.

It’s a very versatile ingredient, which can be ripped up and enjoyed in a delicious sheep broth, or served with boar and Gran Campidano sauce, as in this easy and tasty recipe.

Ingredients

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Zichi bread 400 g
Boar meat 450 g
Tomato puree 1000 ml
Bay leaves 15 g
Carrot 65 g
Celery 65 g
Onion 30 g
Extra virgin olive oil 15 ml
Dry white wine 100 ml
Gran Campidano 100 g
Salt 20 g

Instructions

1 Start the preparation of zichi bread with sauce by browning the boar meat in hot oil with the chopped onion, carrot and celery.
2 Add a slug of white wine, season to taste with salt, add tomato sauce and the bay leaves to season, then cook everything on a low heat for around 1 hour.
3 When the sauce is ready, boil the zichi bread in salted water for around 10 minutes.
4 After 10 minutes, drain the zichi bread and mix it in the pan with the sauce, stirring carefully.
5 Sprinkle with Gran Campidano and serve your zichi bread with sauce!