Rigatoni alla Papino Vito
Once in a while, my Papino Vito likes to play in the kitchen and this dish is one of his specialties: Rigatoni alla Papino Vito or... Rigatoni with Meat Sauce!
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Ingredients
For 4 Person(s)
For the Sauce:
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 pound mixed ground meat (pork, veal and beef)
- 4 leaves sage
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 cup red wine
- red pepper flakes
- salt
- 3 ounces tomato paste
- 1 pound rigatoni pasta
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Directions
- Get the Rigatoni Pasta HERE!
- Cook the Rigatoni in salted water
- In a saute pan, add the EV olive oil and the chopped garlic.
- Let the garlic saute for a few minutes until it turns lightly golden and add the ground meat.
- Saute the meat by breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
- Add the bay leaves and the sage leaves broken by hand. Add salt and red pepper flakes as desired.
- Saute the meat until it turns brown. Add the red wine.
- Let the alcohol evaporate for a few minutes and add the tomato paste.
- Turn the flame to low, add two tablespoons of pasta water and cover the saute pan.
- Cook for about 10 minutes. If the sauce gets dry, add some more pasta water.
- Once the Rigatoni are cooked to Al Dente, pour them into the sauce and toss for 1 minute until the Rigatoni are well coated with the sauce and serve.
- Garnish with Pecorino or Parmigiano cheese as desired.
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Reviews
Adding tomato paste to a sugo isnt something i usually do except in a Bolognese - thebigsalami
I made this for dinner and it was easy and full of flavor. I highly recommend this dish. Nonna is a ...
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Made this for dinner and I had to make more. My family couldn't get enough of it. Thank you for post...
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