Baked Macaroni with Mortadella and Mozzarella
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 cup dry white wine
- One 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- Generous pinch of crushed red pepper
- Kosher salt
- 2 large eggs
- 12 ounces elbow macaroni
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped basil
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- One 1/4-pound piece of mortadella, cut into small dice
- 1 pound fresh mozzarella, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- In a large saucepan, heat the oil until shimmering.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until softened, 4 minutes.
- Add the ground pork and cook, breaking up the meat, until browned, 10 minutes.
- Stir in the wine and cook until evaporated, 3 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, crushed red pepper and a generous pinch of salt and bring to a boil.
- Cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until thickened, 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, cover the eggs with water and bring to a boil.
- Cook over moderately high heat for 8 minutes.
- Drain the eggs and cool under running water, then peel and finely chop.
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- In a large saucepan of salted boiling water, cook the macaroni until al dente; drain well and stir into the sauce with the basil, parsley, chopped eggs, mortadella, three-fourths of the mozzarella and 3/4 cup of the Parmigiano-Reggiano.
- Transfer the macaroni to a 3-quart ceramic baking dish and scatter the remaining mozzarella and Parmigiano-Reggiano on top.
- Bake for 25 minutes, until hot.
- Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
extravirgin olive oil, onion, garlic, ground pork, white wine, tomatoes, generous, kosher salt, eggs, macaroni, basil, parsley, mortadella, mozzarella
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/baked-macaroni-mortadella-and-mozzarella (may not work)