RIGATONI WITH RAPID RAGU

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Mortadella, a slow-smoked Italian sausage, is also used in Lucinda's Italian meatloaf, polpette.From the book "Lucinda's Rustic Italian Kitchen," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Wiley).

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Pork Recipes     Ground Pork Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
3/4 pound ground pork
1/2 pound mortadella, chopped fine
8 ounces tomato sauce, can use canned if you don't have homemade
3 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 pound rigatoni pasta
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
  • Pour the olive oil and garlic in a heavy-bottomed 2-quart saucepan over medium heat and cook until the garlic sizzles and is slightly golden, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Add the pork and mortadella and cook, while stirring, until the pinkness is eliminated, about 10 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce and 1 tablespoon of water. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the parsley.
  • Meanwhile, with 15 minutes left for the sauce to cook, generously salt the boiling water. Add the rigatoni and cook until tender but still firm. Set the timer for 2 minutes less than the package instructions specify and taste for doneness. Toss the rigatoni with the sauce and serve topped with Parmesan cheese and pepper.

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