Lidia's Family Table TV Show

[Blondelle]

I love watching her cook on this series but are the recipes available anywhere online for the dishes she cooks in this series. I wanted the recipe for episode #119 Neapolitan or Genovese where she makes a beaised pork shoulder. Thanks!

[suzilightning]

she published a companion cookbook called, i believe, Lydia's Family Table. try checking with your library or in amazon.

[moosnsqrl]

She has some on her website and they change periodically. Currently there is one for a roasted pork shoulder (butt), but not a braised one.

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[BarbaraY]

I ordered the book from the PBS station when the show aired here. I love it for the family photos along with the recipes. I also have her book Lidia's Italian Table but neither of these books has a recipe for braised pork shoulder. Braised chops but no shoulder.

Edited October 17, 2005 by BarbaraY (log)

[ludja]

I ordered the book from the PBS station when the show aired here. I love it for the family photos along with the recipes. I also have her book Lidia's Italian Table but neither of these books has a recipe for braised pork shoulder. Braised chops but no shoulder.

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Lidia's Family Table does have a recipe for Braised Pork Shoulder with Onions that makes a Salsa Genovese. It's kind of a long recipe to type out else I'd pm it to you. There is a good chance that it will be at a local library though as mentioned above if you would like to scout the book out before buying it.

And yes, the photos of her grandchlldren are amazingly cute!

[divalasvegas]

She has some on her website and they change periodically.  Currently there is one for a roasted pork shoulder (butt), but not a braised one.

roasted_pork

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Bless you moosnsqrl. I saw this same episode today and wondered the same thing as Blondelle. I love great recipes for inexpensive cuts of meat. Question though, seems like a lot of cloves. Do you think this would dominate the dish? I could always use less, but usually prefer to follow a recipe as written the first time.

[moosnsqrl]

Lidia's Istrian roots often call for more cloves than I care for; they have their place, I know, but I've just never developed an affinity for them. I usually remain true to a recipe the first time as well, but I can't think dialing-back on the cloves would hurt this. I wouldn't tell her, though.

[BarbaraY]

I checked that recipe, too. I would probably cut back on the cloves, too, since I almost alway do. I like them but they can be overwhelminf.

Finally figured it out that we are talking about two different series here. I have the Italian Table and the Italian-American Table not the Family table.

I haven't seen her on our PBS this season.

[Busboy]

She has some on her website and they change periodically.  Currently there is one for a roasted pork shoulder (butt), but not a braised one.

roasted_pork

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Bless you moosnsqrl. I saw this same episode today and wondered the same thing as Blondelle. I love great recipes for inexpensive cuts of meat. Question though, seems like a lot of cloves. Do you think this would dominate the dish? I could always use less, but usually prefer to follow a recipe as written the first time.

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Has anybody cooked this? I think we're eating it tomorrow night, but had a small question -- would you put the meat on a rack inside the pan, or directly on the bottom of the pan.

Also, 170 degrees internal seems awfully well done to me -- I'd pull it at 155 and assume that the temp will creep up to 160 0r so as it rests, but I'll listen to others, as I have never roasted a butt before.

[takadi]

Old topic, but I just want to comment on how much I worship Lidia. She keeps me alive and very hungry during sleepless nights