Ragu Bianco

Directions

  1. 1Melt some butter and olive oil in a pan.
  2. 2Add finely diced shallots, celery, and carrots to the pan.
  3. 3Add a pinch of salt to the vegetables.
  4. 4Cover the pan and cook on medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
  5. 5After 10 minutes, add ground pork to the pan.
  6. 6Break up the ground pork with a wooden spoon.
  7. 7Add a little more salt and crack black pepper to the pork.
  8. 8Once the pork is cooked and crumbly, add finely chopped rosemary and dried chili.
  9. 9Add some white wine to the mixture.
  10. 10Once the white wine has evaporated, add chicken stock.
  11. 11Take the pan off the heat once the sauce is done.
  12. 12Boil mini penne in salted water.
  13. 13Add grated Parmesan-Reggiano to the sauce.
  14. 14Mix the Parmesan-Reggiano into the sauce.
  15. 15Finish cooking the pasta directly in the sauce.
  16. 16Mix the pasta and sauce together.
  17. 17Add a little cooking water to the pasta and sauce.
  18. 18Finish with some parsley.
  19. 19Plate up the pasta.
  20. 20Add some of the sauce over the plated pasta.
  21. 21Finish with a little more Parmesan-Reggiano.

Ingredients

  • Butter
  • Olive oil
  • Shallots
  • Celery
  • Carrot
  • Salt
  • Ground pork
  • Black pepper
  • Fresh rosemary
  • Dried chili
  • White wine
  • Chicken stock
  • Mini penne
  • Grated Parmesan-Reggiano
  • Parsley

Equipment

PanLidWooden spoonSlotted spoonBowl

Tips

  • You can use ground beef or sausage instead of ground pork.
  • Italian food is not black and white, and this dish can be made with various combinations of meats, herbs, and vegetables like sage over rosemary, or grated carrots and fennel.