Penne With Ragu Alla Bolognese Food

PENNE WITH MEATY RAGU

Steps:

• Put the garlic, celery, carrot, onion and oregano leaves in a food processor and pulse to chop into small pieces.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat. Add the chopped vegetables and cook, stirring once or twice, until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the pork, beef, tomato paste, and some salt, pepper and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring often, until the meat is browned, about10 minutes.
• Add the diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes and basil sprigs. Bring the sauce to a simmer, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Just before the sauce is done, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat and cook the penne until al dente, according to package directions. Drain and return to the pasta pot. Spoon about 1 cup of sauce into the penne and stir to coat. Serve the penne topped with more sauce, some torn basil and a sprinkle of Parmesan.

PENNE WITH RAGU ALLA BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onions and carrots in the olive oil over medium heat. After five minutes, add the garlic and continue until the onion is translucent.
• Season the beef with the herbs de provence, parsley, salt and pepper. Add the seasoned beef to the skillet and gently brown the beef over low to medium heat, continue for about five minutes while continuing to stir the meat.
• When the beef has been lightly browned, add the red wine and milk. After allowing the liquid to evaporate off, add the four cups of tomato sauce and stir well.
• Continue simmering on low heat for at least one hour. Add the al dente cooked penne and again stir well until the penne is well coated with sauce. Simmer for five to ten more minutes.
• Serve while hot, garnished with fresh parsley and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese to taste.

RAGU BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• in a large heavy pot heat oil and butter.
• add onions, celery, carrots, garlic and cook until vegetables are translucent.
• add the meats and stir, cooking until no longer pink 10-15 minutes.
• drain excess fat from pan and return to heat.
• add milk and cook until almost dry, about 10 minutes.
• add tomatoes and herbs and simmer about 15 minutes.
• add wine and broth, bring to a boil.
• lower to simmer, and cook partially covered for 2 1/2 hrs, stirring every 30 minutes.
• season with salt and pepper to taste.

AUTHENTIC RAGù ALLA BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Place a 12" skillet over medium heat and melt butter in the oil. Add the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic with some salt and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add the pancetta or bacon and cook for 10 minutes, until vegetables are soft.
• Increase the heat to high and add meat a third at a time. Make sure to add meat gradually as this allows the water to evaporate and the meat will brown.
• Cook until meat is no longer pink. Once this happens, set timer for 15 minutes and allow meat to caramelize stirring occasionally. It is okay for meat to stick to the bottom of the pan.
• Over medium heat, pour the white wine into pan to deglaze. Scrape all the brown bits at the bottom of the pan.
• Add milk, diced tomatoes with liquid, beef stock, 1 tsp of salt and 1/4 tsp ground pepper to the pan. Bring to boil and then put on low and simmer slowly half covered for 4 hours. Stir occasionally.
• Do not allow meat to stick again. If starts to stick lower heat and add a small amount of beef stock.
• The sauce should be thick at the end.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Finish with stirring in parmigiano cheese and butter to ragu.