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Garganelli with boar ragu

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Recipe by Mario Batali

Ingredients

  • Semolina or polenta for dusting
  • 575g Basic Pasta Dough
  • 60ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 medium Spanish onion, cut into 1/3-cm Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please dice
  • 1/2 small carrot, cut into 1/3-cm Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please dice
  • 1/2 celery stalk, cut into 1/3-cm thick Technique: Slice Cutting a thin piece or pieces from a larger ingredient or dish. You can slice ingredients using a slicing disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please slices
  • 250ml dry red wine
  • 240ml Basic Tomato Sauce, recipe follows
  • 1 tsp anchovy paste
  • 1 tbsp hot red chilli flakes
  • 1 tsp Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped fresh rosemary
  • 450g boneless boar shoulder (may substitute lamb or venison), cut into ?-cm cubes
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • For the pasta:

  • 525g flour, plus extra for Technique: Kneading A way to mix and work dough to form a smooth, elastic ball, ready to shape and cook. I know this Teach me, please kneading
  • 5 eggs

  • For the basic tomato sauce:

  • 1/2 medium carrot, finely shredded
  • 60ml extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 Spanish onion, cut into 1/3-cm Technique: Dicing Cutting a larger piece of food into even cube-shaped pieces. I know this Teach me, please dice
  • 4 cloves garlic, thinly Technique: Slice Cutting a thin piece or pieces from a larger ingredient or dish. You can slice ingredients using a slicing disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please sliced
  • 3 tbsp Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 (795g) tins whole tomatoes
  • Salt

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Garganelli with boar ragu

1) For the basic pasta dough, mound the flour on a large wooden board. Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the eggs. Using a fork, beat together the eggs and then begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well. As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up from the base of the mound to retain the well shape. (Don't worry if it looks messy; when half of the flour is incorporated the dough will begin to come together.) Start Technique: Kneading A way to mix and work dough to form a smooth, elastic ball, ready to shape and cook. I know this Teach me, please kneading the dough, using primarily the palms of your hands. Once the dough is a cohesive mass, remove from the board and scrape up and discard any leftover bits.

2) Lightly re-flour the board and continue Technique: Kneading A way to mix and work dough to form a smooth, elastic ball, ready to shape and cook. I know this Teach me, please kneading for 10 minutes, dusting the board with additional flour as necessary. The dough should be elastic and a little sticky. Wrap the dough in plastic film and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes before using.

3) Prepare the basic tomato sauce. In a 3-litre saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened and light golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the thyme and carrot and cook until the carrot is quite soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat, and simmer until it's as thick as hot porridge, about 30 minutes. Season with salt to taste. This sauce can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for 6 months.

4) Dust a baking sheet with semolina. Divide the pasta dough into 4 balls. Using a pasta machine, roll each ball out to a thin sheet, progressing gradually down from the widest to the thinnest setting. Lay each sheet on a lightly floured work surface. Cut the pasta dough into 5-cm squares.

5) Lay a thin dowel or a pencil diagonally across a bottom corner of each square, and roll up to form a quill. Slip the garganello off the dowel onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with all the pasta squares. Cover with a damp towel.

6) In a heavy-duty 6- to 8-litre pot, heat the olive oil over high heat until smoking. Add the onion, carrot, and celery and cook until softened and lightly brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the wine, basic tomato sauce, anchovy paste, chilli flakes, and rosemary and bring to the boil.

7) Season the meat with salt and pepper and add to the tomato sauce. Return to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook until the meat falls apart with the poke of a fork, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from the heat and let cool for 10 minutes. Transfer the stew, about 120ml at a time, to a food processor, and pulse just until it has the consistency of a thick sauce. Pour into a saucepan, taste, and adjust the seasoning if needed.

8) Bring 6 litres of water to a boil in a large pot and add 2 tablespoons salt. Bring the ragu to a boil. Drop the garganelli into the boiling water and cook until tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain.

9) Add the pasta to the ragu and toss gently to coat.

Transfer to a warmed serving bowl and serve immediately.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation