Tagliatelle al Ragu
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup onions, chopped small
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped small
- 1/4 cup carrots, chopped small
- 1/4 pound pancetta, ground (you can ask your butcher to do this)
- 1 pound veal
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup tomato paste
- Tagliatelle, recipe follows
- Parmigiano Reggiano
- In a large Dutch oven or saucepan, add olive oil and butter and heat.
- Add onions, celery and carrots and cook until very soft and beginning to caramelize.
- Mix together all of the meats.
- Add the meats to the pan and begin to brown.
- When the meat begins changing color and releasing its own liquids, add the milk.
- Cook until the milk is almost totally evaporated--it should just be moist around the edges of the meat, about 15 minutes.
- Add the wine.
- Add the tomato paste and stir well.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Reduce heat to low and cook for 2 hours.
- Roll out pasta dough to the thinnest setting on a pasta machine.
- Cut into strips that are 4-inches wide and 8 inches long.
- Starting with the 4-inch side, loosely roll the pasta into a tube that is about 4-inches long and 2 1/2-inches wide.
- Cut the open side into 1/4-inch wide strips.
- Unroll the pasta and place in small bundles.
- Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil.
- Add salt to the water and return to a boil.
- Add the tagliatelle and cook for 5 minutes.
- Drain the tagliatelle and add to the bolognese sauce.
- Thin with a little pasta water, if necessary.
- Toss for 1 minute.
- Immediately serve in warm pasta bowls.
- Top with freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano.
olive oil, butter, onions, celery, carrots, pancetta, veal, ground beef, ground pork, milk, white wine, tomato paste, tagliatelle
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tagliatelle-al-ragu-recipe.html (may not work)