Ingredients
1 package egg tagliatelle by Gastronomia Piccinini
1 pound (500 gr.) ground beef
2 ounces (50 gr.) Parma ham or pancetta, finely minced
3 ounces (100 gr.) ground pork loin
1 ounce (25 gr.) butter
1 pound (500 gr.) canned peeled tomatoes, well crushed
2 tbs onion, minced
2 tbs celery, minced
2 tbs carrot, minced
2 ounces (half a glass) dry white wine
1 cup milk
1 cup beef stock
2 tbs EVO oil
salt, pepper, nutmeg
Products used
- Cut all the vegetables to the same size.
- In a wide non-stick pan simmer the vegetables in 1 tbs oil, first the onion, then the celery, then the carrot; cook for a few minutes, trying to keep them saparate.
- Push the vegetables to a side of the pan and add the well minced ham and let it simmer for 2 minutes in the freed space before mixing with the vegetables.
- In another pan simmer the ground meats in the remaining oil. As soon as it’s well browned add them to the vegetable pan.
- Pour the wine, season with salt and pepper.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, the milk, the stock, the butter, grate a little nutmeg. Let it simmer over very low heat for at least one hour.
- Cook tagliatelle in salted boiling water till they float to the surface, drain and toss them with a generous dose of ragu.
- Serve immediately sprinkled with well aged grated parmesan cheese.
This would be perfect with a glass of Lambrusco.