Beef Ragu
Serves 6
The slow cooking creates a melt in the mouth texture as the meat becomes very soft and very delicious.
The ragu is best served stirred through tagliatelle pasta.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 100g smoked bacon, chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 sticks celery, finely diced
- 2 carrots, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 500g minced beef
- 2 bay leaves (fresh or dried)
- 125 ml milk
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/3 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 125 ml white wine
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- freshly ground black pepper
Method
Add the minced beef and stir until the beef no longer looks raw and pink.
Add the milk, and simmer gently for about 10 minutes, until the meat has absorbed the milk. Season with a good pinch of salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Add the nutmeg and dried oregano.
Add the tomato puree, pour in the wine, then add the tomatoes with their juice, and stir thoroughly.
Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and cook, uncovered, on a very low simmer (there should only be the occasional bubble) for 3 hours or more.
Serve stirred through pasta and sprinkled with freshly grated parmesan cheese.
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