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PAP: Pappardelle with Bolognese Sauce




Source of Recipe


"Big Bowl of Love", by Christina Ferrare

1 large white onion -- quartered
1 small carrot - cut into four
-- pieces
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound ground chuck
1/2 pound ground pork
2 teaspoons table salt
1 cup whole milk
1/3 cup white wine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 can tomato puree (28 ounces)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 cups water
plus
-- additional water as needed
1 pound pappardelle
or
1 pound your favorite pasta
Parmesan cheese -- freshly grated
1/2 cup fresh basil

Have all your ingredients ready to go.

In a food processor, pulse to chop the onion into small pieces. Set aside. Pulse to chop the carrot and celery into small pieces. Set aside.

Heat a saucepan on medium-high until hot. Add the olive oil and heat for 30 seconds. Add the onions, reduce heat to medium, and saute for 2 minutes. Add the carrot and celery, and saute for 2 minutes.

Add the ground chuck and ground pork, breaking up the meat as much as you can. Sprinkle on the salt and pour in the milk, continuing to break up the meat. Cook, reducing the milk until the meat starts to sizzle (about 10 to 15 minutes). Add the wine, and mix well. Continue to cook, reducing the wine by half. Reduce heat to a simmer and add tomato paste. Stir in completely and keep mixing for at least 30 seconds. Add the tomato puree, sugar, and water. Mix well. Cover and simmer on very low heat for 1 hour, stirring often. If you feel the sauce is getting too thick, add more water, 1/4 cup at a time.

Cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain well. Pour into a large serving bowl, mix in the sauce, and sprinkle plenty of Parmesan cheese on top. Garnish with basil. Serve immediately.

Judi's note: I would add a 2 to 4 ounce piece of imported Italian pancetta to this recipe, sauteing right before adding the ground chuck and ground pork. I would also add 1/2 cup of good quality beef stock or broth after the milk reduces. Another addition for me would be 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg (incorporate with the beef stock). Follow the rest of the recipe.

Source: "Big Bowl of Love", by Christina Ferrare

Makes 8 to 10 servings

Categories: Italian, Pasta

Recipe typed for you by Judi Mae Phelps.