Duck Ragu With Pappardelle Pasta
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- Prep Time15 min
- Total Time50 min
- Makes6 servings
Photography, Erik Putz. Food styling, Ashley Denton. Prop styling, Catherine Doherty.
Try a store-bought swap if you're low on time! Dry pappardelle or fettuccine will work well in this recipe, too. Cut into the burrata when you're dishing out the pasta.
Ingredients
1 tsp olive oil
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tsp granulated sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 to 2 large stems of basil, with leaves chopped and set aside
1 cup beef broth
3/4 cup vegetable broth
1 796-mL can San Marzano tomatoes
2 store-bought confit duck legs, shredded
3 tbsp salted butter
1 batch Homemade Egg Pasta, cut into pappardelle
1 250-g ball burrata cheese
Instructions
Make Homemade Egg Pasta Dough. Roll into pappardelle noodles (instructions below).
Heat a frying pan on medium-high. Add oil, then onion. Cook, stirring until soft, 4 to 5 min. Turn heat to low, add vinegar and sugar. Cook until onion is tender, 8 to 10 min.
Add garlic and basil stems. Cook, stirring, 2 min. Pour in broths, then tomatoes and their juices, breaking into chunks. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, 18 to 20 min. Discard stems. Stir in duck and butter.
Cook pappardelle in boiling water until tender, 3 to 5 min. Drain and stir into sauce. Transfer to a serving platter. Place burrata in centre of pasta. Sprinkle with chopped basil.
How To Roll Pappardelle
- If rolling by hand, divide full batch of dough into 4 pieces. Form each into a square. On a floured counter, roll each into a rectangle, 1-mm thick.
- If using a pasta roller, divide full batch of dough into 6 pieces. Laminate and roll at thickest setting, 2 or 3 times. Continue rolling dough through machine while reducing the size setting until you reach 1-mm thickness.
- Dust pasta sheet well with flour, then roll up and slice into 3⁄4-in.-wide noodles. Hang noodles on a drying rack 1 hr, or toss with semolina and twirl into nests until ready to cook. Repeat with remaining pieces.
- Refrigerate in a resealable container up to 3 days.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories 489, Protein 27g, Carbohydrates 46g, Fat 25g, Fibre 3g, Sodium 1122mg.
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