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Spinasse Ragu

“The Muir Glen Tomatoes are perfect for my favorite type of cooking -- low and slow, to build layers of intense flavor, while being quite elegant in its minimalism in this Ragu.” Says Chef Jason Stratton of Cascina Spinasse Restaurant, Seattle

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 5 hr 0 min
Servings 4

Ingredients

1: lb ground beef

1: lb ground pork

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/4: teaspoon ground black pepper

2: small onions, peeled and cut into large pieces

2: carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces

2: stalks celery, cut into large pieces

4: cloves garlic

2: tablespoons olive oil

1: teaspoon crushed dried rosemary leaves

1: can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen® Organic or Meridian Ruby™ diced tomatoes, undrained

1: cup dry red wine

1: carton (32 oz) chicken broth

1/2: teaspoon ground nutmeg

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Directions

1 In 4-quart Dutch oven, cook beef and pork with salt and pepper over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink. Drain fat using colander over large bowl. Discard fat, and transfer meat to large bowl; set aside.
2 In large food processor, place onions, carrots, celery and garlic. Cover; process until finely chopped. In same Dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped vegetables and rosemary; cook about 15 minutes or until vegetables begin to brown.
3 Add tomatoes and reserved meat to vegetables; cook about 15 minutes longer or until tomatoes darken in color. Add red wine. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook about 15 minutes longer or until liquid is reduced by half. Add chicken broth; reduce heat to low. Slowly simmer 3 to 4 hours or until meat is tender. Stir in nutmeg during last few minutes of cook time.

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Serve the ragu over cooked fettuccine or other fresh pasta.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 560
Calories from Fat: 320),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 35g; 35%
(Saturated Fat 12g, 12% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 140mg; 140%;
Sodium: 1470mg; 1470%;
Total Carbohydrate: 14g; 14%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% Sugars 8g 8% ),
Protein: 44g; 44%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 120%;
Vitamin C: 20%;
Calcium: 8%;
Iron: 20%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 10/13/2012 6:48:05 PM REPORT ABUSE MrsKilby25 said:

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i don't like this at all. The nutmeg made it worse. I prefer regular spaghetti sauce. I'm mad i spent so much time on this and have so much left.

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Posted 1/6/2012 7:35:44 PM REPORT ABUSE Mamaboo88 said:

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This has good potential. Personally I thought it was kind of Bland. I did add more garlic and Italian seasonings but even then it was a one timer.

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Posted 4/30/2011 6:17:33 PM REPORT ABUSE kkaschke said:

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This was really good! I used sweet Italian sausage instead of pork. I plan to use this for the sauce in lasagna next time. The meat was really soft and the sauce was quite flavorful.

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