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Michael Symon's Rigatoni with Meat Sauce

Rigatoni Beef Bolognese Michael Symon
An family favorite!
skill level
Easy
time
Over 120min
servings
8
cost
$
Contributed by : Michael Symon
Michael grew up with this delightful dish. It's a comforting, homey rigatoni that your family is sure to love.
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ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 2 pound Ground Beef
  • 1 Onion (diced)
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 2 Carrots (small diced)
  • 2 ribs of Celery (small diced)
  • 1 28-ounce can Whole Plum Tomatoes
  • 1 cup Dry Red Wine
  • 1 Fresh Bay Leaf
  • 6 sprigs Fresh Oregano
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 cup Flat Leaf Italian Parsley (torn)
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan (grated)
  • 2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
  • 2 pound Rigatoni
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step by step directions. We've Made Cooking As Easy As 1-2-3! print recipe 
  • step 1
    ingredients 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
    2 pound Ground Beef
    3 cloves Garlic
    Salt to taste
    instructions Heat a large saucepan with olive oil. Brown the ground beef with a large pinch of salt. Add garlic to saucepan and cook for 3 minutes.
  • step 2
    ingredients 1 Onion (diced)
    2 Carrots (small diced)
    2 ribs of Celery (small diced)
    instructions Add onion, carrots and celery into a food processor and pulse to finely chop vegetable. Add vegetable mix to pan and cook for another 3 minutes.
  • step 3
    ingredients 1 28-ounce can Whole Plum Tomatoes
    1 cup Dry Red Wine
    1 Fresh Bay Leaf
    6 sprigs Fresh Oregano
    Salt to taste
    instructions Deglaze the pan with red wine. Add in the tomatoes, breaking them up as you stir them and bring to a simmer. Add the bay leaf and oregano and taste for seasoning.  You may want to add a little salt here. Simmer for about 2 hours, skimming off any excess fat that comes to the top.
  • step 4
    ingredients Salt to taste
    2 pound Rigatoni
    instructions Once the sauce is done, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.  Drop the rigatoni in and cook until al dente. Remove from the water with a spider or slotted spoon and add to the sauce. If the sauce is too thick, add a little bit of your pasta water.
  • step 5
    ingredients 1 cup Flat Leaf Italian Parsley (torn)
    1/2 cup Parmesan (grated)
    2 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
    instructions Remove from the heat and stir in parsley, parmesan, butter and a drizzle of olive oil and serve immediately.