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Pork Meatballs with Rigatoni and Ricotta




Source of Recipe


Rachael Ray


List of Ingredients




Pork Meatballs with Rigatoni and Ricotta


EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil, for drizzling, plus 2 tablespoons
1/4 pound pancetta, finely diced
1 1/2 pounds ground pork
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs, a couple of handfuls
1/3 cup grated Pecorino cheese, plus some to pass at table
1/4 cup whole milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Freshly grated nutmeg, about 1/4 teaspoon
A couple of pinches ground cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds, 1/2 palmful
4 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2/3 cup dry red wine, eyeball the amount
1 28-ounce can Italian crushed or purée
1 cup chicken stock
1 pound rigatoni or penne or whole wheat or whole grain rigatoni or penne
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces, optional
1 cup fresh ricotta or sheep’s milk ricotta
2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped

Recipe





Preheat oven to 400ËšF.
Place a large pot of water on stove and turn on heat to bring water to a boil.

Heat a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat with a drizzle of EVOO. When hot, add pancetta and crisp for 3 minutes. Remove, turn heat on pan to low, and cool pancetta.
Place the meat in a large mixing bowl and season with a little salt and lots of pepper. Combine breadcrumbs, cheese and milk in a small bowl and moisten the breadcrumbs by combining well with milk. Add more crumbs and cheese if the mixture feels too wet. You want it barely dampened in consistency.

Add crumb mixture to the meat along with pancetta, egg, nutmeg, cloves, fennel and 2 cloves of finely chopped or grated garlic. Mix very well to combine. Drizzle a little EVOO over combined mixture just before you begin to roll balls. Form medium-sized balls about 2 inches wide and set onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
Raise heat on the pan you cooked pancetta in to medium and add 2 additional tablespoons of EVOO, a couple turns of the pan. Add onions, season with salt and pepper and cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add remaining 2 cloves of garlic and crushed red pepper flakes, stir 2 minutes more, then add tomato paste and stir 1 minute until fragrant. Add wine and reduce a couple of minutes; then stir in tomatoes, bring sauce to a bubble then reduce heat to simmer.
Place the meatballs in oven and roast 12 minutes or until golden and cooked through.

Salt pasta water and cook pasta to al dente. Add reserved starchy cooking water to a serving bowl just before draining pasta. Add pasta to serving bowl and toss with butter if using, half of the sauce.
Add meatballs to remaining sauce and toss to coat. Serve meatballs with pasta in shallow bowls, a scoop of ricotta garnished with chopped fresh thyme for mixing-in on top.
Serve with celery, arugula and flat-leaf parsley salad dressed with lemon juice and EVOO, salt and pepper or other green salad of choice.