Wild Boar Sauce With Ribbon Sauce (Pappardelle Al Ragù Di Cinghiale) - Toscana,
- 1 kilo wild boar meat, sinew and fat removed and finely chopped or coarsely ground
- 1 sprig rosemary, rinsed and bruised with a pestle or the handle end of the knife
- 4 sage leaves, rinsed and bruised with a pestle
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and bruised
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 cloves
- 750 milliliters red wine
- 2 carrots, rinsed, peeled, ends removed and finely chopped
- 2 celery ribs, rinsed, ends removed and finely chopped
- 2 onions, peeled, ends removed, and finely chopped
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 50 grams pancetta finely chopped
- 5 grams flat-leaf Italian parsley, rinsed, dried, stems removed and finely chopped
- 2 dry chillies
- 100 milliliters tomato concentrate
- sea salt
- Black peppercorns, freshly ground
- Fresh egg papparedelle pasta
- Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, finely grated
- In a plastic bag add the boar, the rosemary, sage, garlic, bay leaf, cloves, and 375 ml of the wine, 1 carrot, 1 celery, and 1 onion. Seal it well, place it in a bowl and leave it to marinate overnight but at least 6 hours in the refrigerator. If the meat isn't covered by the wine, then turn it over halfway through to ensure it marinates evenly.
- Remove the boar from the marinade and dry it with paper towels. Discard the marinade. In a large frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium high heat. When the oil is hot, add the boar and fry until the fat renders down.
- Strain the meat, discard the liquid, reheat the pan (without adding olive oil).
- Fry the meat again to render again.
- Strain and repeat one more time.
- In a clean heavy bottomed sauce pan or casserole, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil and heat over medium heat with the pancetta, parsley, chillies, and the remaining onion, celery, and carrot.
- Cook the mixture until it softens, about 5 -10 minutes.
- Then add the boar to the pot with the tomato concentrate, the remaining red wine, salt, and pepper.
- Turn the heat down to low, cover, and let it cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the meat is very soft. Check the meat every half hour and add some water or broth if the mixture starts to dry out.
- Bring to boil 7 litres of water with 3 tablespoons of salt in a large pot. When boiling cook the pasta until it reaches the desired texture (timing will be indicated on the package). Strain and divide amongst 6 bowls. Top with the boar and its sauce, and serve with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese.
boar meat, rosemary, sage, clove garlic, bay leaf, cloves, red wine, carrots, celery, onions, extravirgin olive oil, flatleaf italian parsley, chillies, tomato concentrate, salt, black peppercorns, egg papparedelle pasta, cheese
Taken from food52.com/recipes/34801-wild-boar-sauce-with-ribbon-sauce-pappardelle-al-ragu-di-cinghiale-toscana (may not work)