Umbrian Ragu Sauce - {Ragu Umbro}

Ragu sauces denote those with meat that are cooked for a long time, and they will differ from place to place in Italy. Umbrian ragus are not as common as other types of sauces but here is one that is easy to make, and essential for my Parmigiano di Copolla recipe; it's also good on a short cut of pasta such as rigatoni or ziti. The ubiquitous ingredient is shaved black truffle, added at the end of the cooking process, but this is optional. The other unusual ingredient is nutmeg, which gives a subtle hint of sweetness and spiciness to the sauce.

Cuisine: Italian
Courses: Sauces

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter
1 tablespoon	15ml	Carrot - peeled and diced (large)
2		Celery ribs - diced
1		Onion - diced (medium)
3/4 lb	340g / 11oz	Ground pork
1/4 lb	113g / 4oz	Ground beef
1/4 lb	113g / 4oz	Cooked ham - diced
2/3 cup	157ml	Dry white wine
4 cups	250g / 8.8oz	Plum tomatoes - seeded and diced (large)
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
		Grinding of coarse black pepper
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Nutmeg
1 teaspoon	5ml	Black truffle - (optional) (small)

Recipe Instructions

Melt the butter over medium heat in a saute pan, and cook the carrot, celery, and onion until the mixture is soft. Stir in the pork and beef and brown well. Stir in the ham. Cook 1 minute longer. Raise the heat to high, pour in the wine and allow it to evaporate. Stir in the tomatoes, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Lower the heat and simmer the sauce, covered, for 35 minutes.

Uncover the pan, and shave the black truffle over the top. Cover the pan and allow the truffle to permeate the ragu for 2 or 3 minutes without turning the heat back on.

Use this sauce over cooked pasta or in the recipe for Parmigiana di Cipolla di Cannara.

Note: This sauce may be refrigerated for up to 5 days.

This recipe yields about 5 1/2 cups.

Source:
Ciao Italia at http://www.ciaoitalia.com

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