Each region in Italy has its own traditional tripe recipe. This Italian beef tripe recipe comes from Florence—in Tuscany! It is called Trippa alla Fiorentina in Italian.
Unlike the traditional Roman Tripe recipe, Tuscan tripe does not have mint and it includes Parmigiano cheese rather than pecorino cheese.
Here, we share with you the official recipe filed with the Accademia Italiana della Cucina for Trippa alla Fiorentina. PIATTO has translated this recipe into English for your convenience!
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Trippa alla Fiorentina Ingredients
Ingredients for 4
- tripe: 800 g (croce e cuffia– see below)
- peeled tomatoes: 400 g
- onion: 1
- extra-virgin olive oil
- Parmigiano cheese: grated
- fine salt and black pepper: to taste
How to Make Italian Beef Tripe
Translated from the traditional recipe:
Cut the tripe into strips. Brown them in oil for about ten minutes, stirring them often.
Add the tomato, salt and pepper (to taste) and continue cooking the tripe for about forty-five minutes.
Then, turn off the heat. Sprinkle with Parmigiano cheese and leave the tripe to rest for a few minutes [before serving].
VARIATION: This tripe does not need a long and slow cooking. Different variations include the use of carrot and celery with chopped onion. If you use only garlic and parsley, you get a Livorno-style tripe. [Livorno is a city in Italy].
What is Tripe?
Tripe is the edible stomachs of the cow. There are three of these stomachs, each with a different texture.
Boil it for 15 minutes.
Even if the tripe you’ve purchased is already clean, we recommend boiling it in salted water with onion, carrot and celery for 15 minutes to remove any lingering odor.
While tripe isn’t for everyone, this is the definitive Italian Tripe recipe for anyone who likes beef tripe. The sauce—with tomato, mint, white wine and pecorino cheese—is divine.
This recipe uses beef tripe parts from all three edible stomachs of the cow. Preparing tripe is not complicated—the complicated part may be finding it at a local butcher!
Tripe is extremely nutritious! It is low in fat and high in protein. In ancient times, it was a main source of nutrition for poor Italians who couldn’t afford choicer cuts of meat.
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How to Make Italian Tripe
For the complete recipe for making Roman Tripe, check out the recipe card below!
What is Tripe?
Tripe is the edible stomachs of the cow. There are three, each with a different texture.
Boil it for 15 minutes.
Even if the tripe you’ve purchased is already clean, we recommend boiling it in salt water with onion, carrot and celery for 15 minutes to remove any lingering odor.
Serve with bread!
Italian Tripe is traditionally served with bread for a fantastic scarpetta (sopping up the sauce).
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This tripe recipe calls for crushed tomatoes. In Italy, Italians have a secret for crushed tomatoes: they use or buy whole peeled tomatoes, remove the seeds and ‘water’ and then crush them with a blender or by hand. Why not just buy crushed tomatoes?
Italians know that canned crushed tomatoes tend to be less sweet than passata (purée) or whole peeled canned tomatoes. This is because skins and seeds often make their way into crushed tomato products, which produces a less sweet product.
For dishes like Roman Style Tripe (Trippa alla Romana), here in the PIATTO™ kitchen we tend to use:
To find out more about why, check out our guide on best canned tomatoes for sauce!
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Italian Tripe Recipe – Trippa alla Romana
Ingredients
- 2.2 lb beef tripe cleaned
- 1 onion for pre-cooking the tripe
- 1 carrot for pre-cooking the tripe
- 1 rib celery for pre-cooking the tripe
- 1 onion chopped
- ½ carrot chopped
- 1 rib celery chopped
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- handful fresh mint minced
- 4 tbsp pecorino romano cheese finely grated
- ½ cup dry white wine
- 4 tbsp olive oil or as needed
- fresh chili peppers to taste
- fine salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Pre-Cook the Tripe
- Boil the tripe for 15 minutes in salted water with a whole onion, carrot and celery to remove the last of the odor. Drain and set aside.
Sauté the Tripe
- Coat the bottom of a skillet generously with olive oil. Sauté the chopped onion, carrot and celery over medium-low heat until the onions start to appear translucent.
- Add the tripe to the vegetables and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for a few minutes over medium heat.
- Add a ½ cup of white wine. Stir, and cook until the wine has evaporated.
Make the Sauce
- Add crushed tomato and a 1 1/2 cups of water to the tripe.
- Bring the sauce to a boil. Add a handful of fresh mint and a pinch of salt.
- Cover and cook the tripe in the sauce over medium-low heat for 2 hours.
Finish with Pecorino Cheese
- After the two hours, turn off the heat and add about 4 Tbs of freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese. Stir to melt the cheese. Feel free to top with more pecorino when you serve the dish.
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Nutrition
Serve with bread!
Italian Tripe is traditionally served with bread for a fantastic scarpetta (sopping up the sauce).
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