Steps

• For a tasty and genuine cotechino, it’s preferable to go to a trusted butcher or deli. However, there are several quality precooked versions on the market with much shorter cooking times.

  Fresh cotechino cooks in aluminum foil in cold water until boiling (about a couple of hours). Precooked ones cook in 30 minutes. It’s preferable to leave it in the casing.

  It needs to be pierced in several places and cooked in a large pot horizontally.

  

• Once the cotechino is ready, take the cling film and lay the slices of speck close together.

  

• Place the cotechino and, with the help of the film, roll the speck around the cotechino.

  

• Seal the ends well and let it rest for a few minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 356 degrees Fahrenheit and then continue with the recipe.

  

• Roll out the rectangular puff pastry and place the cotechino on one side without the cling film.

  

• Wrap the cotechino in the pastry and seal the ends well.

  

• Make “carpet” incisions on all sides with a knife, then brush with the yolk of one egg.

  

• Bake in a preheated oven for about 25 minutes at 356 degrees Fahrenheit. After baking, leave in the turned-off oven until serving. If the wait is longer, heat for a few minutes in the oven before serving.

  

• In the meantime, prepare the zucchini. Heat a grill pan well, cut the zucchini into slices, and then grill them on both sides. Dress with a drizzle of oil, salt, pepper, and parsley.

  Slice the cotechino in puff pastry and serve it with the grilled zucchini.

  

• Delicious and savory, the cotechino in puff pastry with speck and zucchini is ready!

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