Ragu Bolognese Pasta
December 14, 2017
Cuisine: Italian
A good sauce is a simple combination of ingredients like ground meat, aromatic vegetables, and a base tomato sauce. If you have made the tomato sauce recipe I provided you can use that, but if not a store bought one will be fine.
Ingredients
- 1 pound pasta
- 3/4 pound lamb meat, ground
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 1/2 cup carrot, diced
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon oregano, minced
- pecorino romano
Tools I Used
Instructions
- Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a small saucepan on medium heat.
- Add the onions and garlic and stir until coated in the oil. Let heat through until the onion is translucent.
- Add the carrots and celery and oregano.
- Add the ground meat and break up with the back of a wooden spoon. Stir until the meat is browned and mixed well with the other ingredients, about 5 minutes.
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- Add the tomato sauce and stir to combine well. Turn the heat down to medium and let simmer for about 20 minutes.
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- In a separate pot of salted boiling water, prepare the pasta according to the directions.
- Drain the pasta well and then combine with the sauce, and the ricotta cheese. Mix well to combine.
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Written by Will Chiong who lives and works in New York building useful things.