Milanese busecca, tripe with beans
Milanese winter dish of tripe, thinly sliced and simmered with cannellini beans, tomato sauce, red wine, and broth, finished with Parmesan cheese.
"Buccaca, or trippa alla milanese, is a popular winter dish from Lombardy. The tripe is slowly simmered with beans and vegetables.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time1 hr 10 min
- Total1 hr 30 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodSimmered in a pot
- Estimated cost$6.00 $1.50 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
people
- $2.78
- $0.21
- $0.77
- $0.16
- $0.36
- $0.09
- $0.44
- $0.53
- $0.36
- $0.03
- $0.27
Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Sauté the onion, garlic, carrots, and celery in the oil until they are golden brown.
- Add the passata, cannellini beans, and sliced tripe. ≈ 3 min
- Let it simmer for about 30 minutes, adding the red wine gradually.
- Add the broth, season with salt and pepper, and continue cooking for another half hour.
- Serve, generously sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Milanese busecca, tripe with beans
- 1 cup of meat broth$2.78
- 1 onion$0.21
- 2 carrots$0.77
- Two stalks of celery$0.16
- 4 cloves of garlic$0.36
- 2 tablespoons of tomato passata$0.09
- Half a glass of red wine$0.44
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil$0.53
- 30 g of grated Parmesan cheese$0.36
- salt$0.03
- pepper$0.27
Total$6.00
that's $1.50 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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