Recipe courtesy of Franco Noriega

Rigatoni Bolognese

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings
  • Total: 2 hr 25 min
  • Active: 20 min
This Bolognese is comfort in a bowl. The blend of three meats gives layers of hearty flavor paired with the sweetness from the tomatoes. Simmered until thick and made extra decadent with the addition of cream, it makes the perfect dinner and leftovers all week!
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Ingredients

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, finely diced

1 medium carrot, finely diced

1 medium rib celery, finely diced

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 shallot, chopped

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

8 ounces ground beef

8 ounces ground veal

4 ounces ground pork

3/4 cup dry white wine

One 28-ounce can peeled San Marzano tomatoes

1 cup chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Pinch fresh oregano

1 bay leaf

Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

1 pound rigatoni

1 cup heavy cream

Freshly grated Parmesan, for garnish

Directions

  1. Add the olive oil to a Dutch oven over medium heat to heat up. Add the onion, carrot, celery, garlic and shallot and saute until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the beef, veal and pork and cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and reduce while scraping up any bits of browned meat and veggies from the bottom of the pan.
  2. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, thyme, oregano, bay leaf and red pepper flakes. Cook at a low simmer, covered, until thickened, 1 to 2 hours.
  3. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the package instructions.
  4. Finish the sauce by adding the heavy cream. Serve with the pasta and garnish with fresh Parmesan.

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Teresa May

This is a great basic bolognese recipe! In my neck of the woods you cannot find veal at the local supermarket and I don’t want to drive to the nearest butcher so, I used 16 oz of pork, 8 oz of beef and 6 oz diced pancetta, this is as close as I can get to what the recipe calls for, used beef broth for a richer flavor and doubled the garlic. My husband can’t do dairy so I substituted a plant based heavy cream. It turned out fantastic! Thought I would pass on my version for those with the same issues! Ciao!

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