Best Pork And Fennel Ragu Recipes

PORK AND FENNEL RAGU

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Add onion, fennel and garlic, cook for 5 minutes.
• Add fennel seeds and next 7 ingredients (through to pork), stirring to combine, saute 3 minutes.
• Add tomato and broth, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over hot pasta.

BUCATINI WITH PORK AND FENNEL RAGÙ

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add pork, sage and rosemary; cook, stirring with a wooden spoon to break up meat, 4 minutes. Add onion, carrot and celery; reduce heat to medium-high and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle flour into pan and stir to combine, then add broth, fennel, wine and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Reduce heat to cook ragù at a gentle simmer until sauce is flavorful, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When ragù is ready, remove from heat and cover to keep warm. Cook pasta until al dente, drain and transfer to a large serving bowl. Add ragù and toss to combine, then add half of the cheese and toss once more. Add remaining cheese and parsley, toss together to combine, then adjust seasoning to taste. Serve immediately

GARGANELLI WITH FENNEL AND PORK SHOULDER RAGÙ

Steps:

• Using your hands, thoroughly mix ground pork and 2 tsp. salt in a large bowl until pork is sticky, about 3 minutes. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight. Roll pork mixture into 16-18 large meat-balls (about 1/4-cupful each). Heat 1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Working in 2 batches and adding remaining 1 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil between batches, cook meatballs until all sides are brown, adjusting heat to prevent browned bits on bottom of pan from burning (they will flavor the sauce later), about 8 minutes per batch. Transfer meatballs to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Reduce heat to medium. Return meat-balls to pot. Scatter fennel, onions, and garlic over. Cook, stirring occasionally as needed to prevent scorching, until vegetables are translucent and juices have evaporated, about 25 minutes. Add wine, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot, and bring to a simmer. Cook until wine has reduced by three-quarters, about 15 minutes. Add 4 cups broth and tomatoes. Return sauce to a simmer, scraping up all browned bits from bottom of pan. Simmer over medium-low heat, covered with lid slightly ajar and stirring occasionally, until meatballs are very tender, about 2 1/2 hours. Using a potato masher or fork, break meatballs into small pieces. If sauce is too thick, add broth by 1/2-cupfuls until desired consistency forms. Season ragù to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD Ragù can be made 3 days ahead. Let cool in pot; chill until cold. Cover and keep chilled. Return sauce to a simmer before continuing. Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Cook garganelli, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain garganelli and transfer to pot with hot ragù. Stir until well incorporated. Transfer pasta to a large wide bowl. Sprinkle with cheese; drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil.