Tuscan Beef Ragù with Wide Noodles — Pappardelle al Ragù Toscano
A Tuscan ragù of coarsely chopped beef simmered with red wine, tomato, and rosemary into a rustic chunky sauce, draped over wide pappardelle ribbons and finished with Pecorino Toscano.
Italian
Categories
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
For 2 servings
Instructions
Prep
Hand-chop beef chuck into rough 1cm dice. Finely dice onions, carrots, and celery. Mince garlic. Measure red wine, passata, tomato paste, and beef stock. Pick rosemary leaves and prepare bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
Sear
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add beef in a single layer, brown 5 minutes without stirring, turn and brown 4 minutes more until deeply coloured. Set aside.
Saute
Reduce heat to medium, add remaining 2 tbsp oil. Saute onions, carrots, and celery 8 minutes until soft and lightly golden. Add garlic, cook 1 minute until fragrant.
Build
Stir in tomato paste, cook 1 minute until darkened. Return beef and juices. Pour in red wine, simmer 3 minutes until reduced by half.
Simmer
Add passata, beef stock, rosemary sprigs, bay leaves, salt, and pepper. Bring to bare simmer over low heat. Partially cover and simmer 75 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until beef is tender and sauce thickens. Discard rosemary and bay leaves.
Boil
While sauce finishes, bring 3L water to rolling boil and salt with 2 tsp salt. Cook pappardelle 3 to 4 minutes until al dente. Reserve 120ml pasta water, drain pasta.
Finish and plate
Toss pappardelle into ragù with 3 tbsp pasta water, cook over low heat 1 minute to coat ribbons. Transfer to bowls, top with grated Pecorino Toscano and black pepper. Serve immediately.
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