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BEEF RAGU

This BEEF RAGU is an easy comforting dinner recipe. Ground beef and pork sausage in a rich tomato sauce served over tagliatelle pasta.
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beef ragu
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 976kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces Tagliatelle Pasta
  • 8 oz pork sausage about 2 cups cut into half circles
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 1 carrot diced
  • 1 celery stick diced
  • 2 garlic cloves peeled and roughly chopped
  • cups Tomato Passata tomato puree
  • 1 8oz can chopped tomato
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 cup red wine such as Chianti
  • Few sprigs of fresh rosemary or 1tbsp dried rosemary
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 2 tbsp olive oil plus 1tbsp for the tagliatelle
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • Pepper and salt to taste
  • Garnish:
  • 1/4 cup parsley finely chopped

Instructions

  • Ragu:
    Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil and sauté the vegetables - onion, garlic, carrot and celery. Cook until the onions are soft and golden brown. Once you get a golden tan, add the rosemary and saute for no more than a minute. Add the remaining spices, plus salt.
    Add ground beef and cook until golden brown.
    Then add the sausage. Fry for 5-6 minutes until the edges of the sausage pieces are browned.
    Add the red wine and cook for 8-10 minutes on low heat.
    Add sugar, pour in the tomato paste, canned tomatoes, and pureed tomatoes. If the sauce is too thick, add half a cup of water. Close the pot with a lid and cook for about 1 hour.
  • Pasta:
    Fill large pot with water.
    Add 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 teaspoon of salt. Heat over medium/high - once boiling add the tagliatelle and cook according to package instructions.
    Once cooked toss pasta with 1 tablespoon of olive oil (optional).

    Pour the sauce over the tagliatelle - toss gently.
    Serve warm with a sprinkling of finely chopped parsley.

Notes

Top with shaved parmesan for extra flavor.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 976kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 59g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 34g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 218mg | Sodium: 1206mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 10g
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