Wagyu bolognese with hand-cut pasta recipe
Wagyu beef mince and home-made pasta transform a dinner-time standard into something special. The sauce is also great on toast or soft polenta.
Ingredients
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
½ carrot, diced
½ celery stalk, diced
50g speck, diced
1 tsp sea salt
300g wagyu beef mince
100g pork mince
1 cup red wine
400g tin diced tomatoes
fresh chicken stock, as needed
1 tsp chopped thyme
parmesan cheese, to serve
For the pasta
350g tipo 00 pasta flour
2 tsp sea salt
2 free-range eggs
6 yolks
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Method
1. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, carrot, celery, speck and 1/2 tsp salt. Cook for 15 minutes until vegetables caramelise. Add beef, pork and remaining salt. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring to colour mince. Add red wine, bring to boil then simmer until reduced by half. Add tomatoes and simmer for about 1 hour, adding stock as necessary. Add thyme; check seasoning.
2. For the pasta, keep back a tbsp flour then sift remaining flour with salt into a bowl. Form a well in the centre, add eggs, yolks and oil. Gently beat with a fork. Allow flour to incorporate into egg mix, then use your hands to bring dough together. Place on a lightly floured surface and slowly knead for about 5 minutes, until dough becomes soft and smooth, but not too dry. Divide into four pieces. Rest somewhere cool, covered with a tea towel, for 30 minutes.
3. On a clean surface, shape a piece of dough into a rectangle and roll out. Keep rolling, flipping over, sprinkling with flour (if needed) to get it as thin as possible without becoming unmanageable. A long, rectangular shape, 1-2mm thick, is ideal.
4. Lightly dust both sides, then loosely roll up dough from the narrow end. Cut into strips. Unwind coils and drape over a rod to dry. Repeat with remaining dough.
5. Cook in boiling, salted water until al dente, about 5 minutes. Drain and serve in bowls with wagyu sauce and grated parmesan.
TIPS
1. For the pasta, you can use a pasta machine if you have one. The pasta can be cooked right away, or let it dry for several hours. It stores up to a week.
2. Use half veal and half pork mince if you find wagyu a bit rich, it makes the perfect sauce.
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