Tagliatelle al Ragu

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Total Time:
3 hr 0 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
2 hr 30 min
Yield:
4 servings
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Ingredients

  • 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

Directions

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.

Tagliatelle:

Mound 3 1/2 cups of the flour in the center of a large wooden cutting board. Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs and the olive oil. Using a fork, beat together the eggs and oil and begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well.

As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up from the base of the mound to retain the well shape. The dough will come together when half of the flour is incorporated.

Start kneading the dough with both hands, using the palms of your hands. Once you have a cohesive mass, remove the dough from the board and scrape up and discard any leftover bits. Lightly reflour the board and continue kneading for 6 more minutes. The dough should be elastic and a little sticky. Wrap the dough in plastic and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature. Roll or shape as desired.

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  • on September 08, 2012

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    I was in Bologna over the summer and we went to Diana's restaurant there. I understand that is one of Mario's favorite restaurants and the Ragu was outstanding there. So I just made this recipe for dinner tonight and it came out PERFECT! It was a little scary when it looked like I was poaching the meat in milk... but 2 hours later.. it was outstanding. Thanks Mario! David

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  • on January 14, 2011

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    I made this by the recipe except with less butter and oil as several suggested. I've never liked the tomatoey, herby stuff that most Americans called spaghetti sauce so I was looking for something different. This was very different, just not all that good, especially considering all of the time and money that went into it. I did not get the velvetness some reviewer remarked on either. I would not make this again.

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  • on May 30, 2010

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    I read the reviews of this recipie before beginning which were very helpful. This sauce takes a LONG time to cook but be patient and don't rush it and you will find yourself with a rich and luxurious sauce. I did reduce the amount of oil and butter in the begining and I don't think it changed anything. It takes a long time to cook your veg in the oils but it takes time to break down your veg so it incorporates into the sauce. The milk also takes time to reduce down but it does work. The sauce is very thick when you are done and I did add a little water after the tomato past was added but this sauce is so worth trying and making. You will get a sense of accomplishment when done. Ragus take time and there are many complex layers of flavor that cannot be rushed. Take your time and enjoy making this sauce.

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