A rich bolognese with wild boar and simmered for hours until rich, thick and flavorful. Add bolognese to linguini and shaved Parmesan.
Linguini with bolognese came to mind while I was preparing for our meal planning. We're trying to use what we have on hand and work with that. Ground wild boar, half box of linguini and speck were stocked and a twist to the tradition sounded fun to do.
So in this venture, I wanted to make a sauce that clung to every noodle for its dear life. I wanted the tomatoes and meat to blend together and cook for hours and taste like one cohesive bite. It's not fair to say that one recipe inspired me or "adapted" because I used a combination of recipes and techniques from my research (Chowhound message boards, for example) and used what I had on hand and what came forth was incredible!
A thick and luscious tomato-meat ragu. The meat was wild boar which tastes different than beef...hard to explain in words, noticeable but not overwhelming.
How to Make Bolognese with Wild Boar
1) In a food processor, pure onion, celery and carrot to a coarse puree.
2) In a large dutch oven coated with olive oil on medium heat, saute vegetable pure for about 5 minutes until softened. Add chopped garlic an d red pepper flakes. Saute until garlic is lightly brown.
3) Move the mixture to the side of the pot and make room in the middle. Drizzle more oil if needed. Add speck (or pancetta) and cook until lightly brown, turning to cook.
4) Move speck to side and make room in middle and add ground boar. Season with salt and pepper. Use a spatula to break up the meat as it begins to cook. Allow meat to brown for about 5-7 minutes, breaking up and tossing as it cooks. Add 1tsp oregano and thyme.
5) Slowly add ¾ cup whole milk into the meat mixture. Allow milk to evaporate. Use spatula to mix meat so milk doesn't burn. Add 1 cup red wine and allow alcohol to cook off, reducing the wine. Toss mixture together in pot. Add tomato paste and mix well.
6) Add crushed tomatoes and stir everything to combine. Cover and allow to cook on a low simmer for 2 hours.
7) Toss with cooked linguini and top with shavings of Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Linguini Bolognese with Wild Boar
LittleFerraroKitchen.com
Ingredients
- 1 lb chopped Wild Boar
- 6 oz Speck roughly chopped
- 1 celery stalk roughly chopped
- 1-2 carrots peeled and chopped
- ½ red onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 32 oz can San Marzano crushed tomatoes
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Few sprigs fresh thyme
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil for drizzling
- Parmigiano-Reggiano shaved for garnish
- ½ lb linguini
Instructions
- In a food processor, pure onion, celery and carrot to a coarse puree.
- In a large dutch oven coated with olive oil on medium heat, saute vegetable pure for about 5 minutes until softened. Add chopped garlic an d red pepper flakes. Saute until garlic is lightly brown.
- Move the mixture to the side of the pot and make room in the middle. Drizzle more oil if needed. Add speck (or pancetta) and cook until lightly brown, turning to cook.
- Move speck to side and make room in middle and add ground boar. Season with salt and pepper. Use a spatula to break up the meat as it begins to cook. Allow meat to brown for about 5-7 minutes, breaking up and tossing as it cooks. Add 1tsp oregano and thyme.
- Slowly add ¾ cup whole milk into the meat mixture. Allow milk to evaporate. Use spatula to mix meat so milk doesn't burn. Add 1 cup red wine and allow alcohol to cook off, reducing the wine. Toss mixture together in pot. Add tomato paste and mix well.
- Add crushed tomatoes and stir everything to combine. Cover and allow to cook on a low simmer for 2 hours.
- Toss with cooked linguini and top with shavings of Parmigiano-Reggiano.
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Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says
I love the fact that you used boar! I think its a perfect meat for a meaty tomato sauce!