Ridiculously Easy Pasta Alla Genovese Recipe - The Must Try Easy Beef and Onion Sauce
Ingredients
- Oil for frying
- Beef1 kg
- Bacon · chopped125 g
- Carrot · chopped2
- Celery · chopped1
- Salt
- Black pepper
- White wine125 ml
- Onion · chopped2 kg
- Pasta · dried1 lb
- Pecorino cheese · finely grated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Heat oil in a heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid. Brown the beef, then remove it from the pot.
- Add the bacon, carrots, celery, salt and pepper to the pot and fry until softened.
- Add the wine and simmer for a few moments, then return the beef to the pot with the onions.
- Cover and bake for 4 to 5 hours (or longer), checking occasionally to stir and add liquid if needed.
- When done, the onions and beef should be almost one (melted together).
- Cook the pasta until 75-80% done, then finish cooking it in some of the sauce with a splash of wine.
- Add pasta cooking water as needed to loosen, then thicken the sauce, stirring constantly to emulsify.
- Stir in the cheese and serve.
Summarized from Glen & Friends Cooking's video. Watch it for the details.
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