After the meat was boiled and separated from the shell and bones, it was added to the broth ... budget-conscious dish, much as you might substitute pork cutlets for veal scallopini now,” Dr ...

a little bit of its maker’s story woven into the dish. This winter, I started working on my own version. I kept the bones of my grandmother’s — spaghetti, ground beef, a generous layer of ...

Then the bones were trimmed and cooked in the big cast iron kettle over an open fire. The meat was cooked until tender enough to pull from the bones. It was then ground and put back into the kettle.

The dish is usually made with a combination of ground meat (lamb or beef), onions, butter, salt, pepper, yogurt, garlic, and homemade square-shaped noodles consisting of flour, eggs, and salt. 8 / ...