Beauty Recipe

Beauty Says: Everyone loves my “Fat Man” spaghetti so much that they all want the recipe, so here it is. Also, don’t as me why I call it “spaghetti” when the recipe calls for pappardelle, since I’m a dollie and my brain doesn’t have all the answers!

“Fat Man” Bolognese Spaghetti

Ingredients

¼ pound of butter

1 pound of lean ground beef

1 pound of lean ground veal

1 pound of lean ground pork

1 ½ 99 ounce bottles of strained Italian tomato puree

1 750ml bottle of Trebbiano D'Abruzzo*

4 large onions, diced

1 medium clove garlic, crushed

1 ½ tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

Fresh pappardelle (this is linguini that is about3/4 inch wide) cut into 4 to 6 inch lengths.

Salt for water

Instructions

In a heavy gauge pot heat butter, add onions and cook over medium low heat until soft and translucent. Next add garlic and stir in, followed by the beef, veal and pork. Cook until brown, making sure to stir often and break up the ground meat. Turn up to medium high an d when cooking rapidly, glug in the whole bottle of wine and the tomato puree. Reduce to a simmer, stir in the salt and pepper and let simmer slowly about 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasoning with salt & pepper to taste.

Cook the papardelle in boiling salted water until barely cooked through, drain well and put back into the pot and back on a medium burner. Add enough sauce to suit your needs stir well, cover pot and let sit for a minute, then serve with a crusty italian bread and mixed olives. Oh yes, and a glass of Trebbiano D'Abruzzo.

Beauty’s Wine Tip

Trebbiano D'Abruzzo is a white wine from the Abruzzi region of Italy. It is made from the Bombino Bianco grape, the most important white grape in Abruzzi. Trebbiano D'Abruzzo is a medium light color, light to medium bodied, with a clean, crisp taste, refreshing acidity, and a fruity aroma. It is consistent in quality, very good value, and is Beauty’s default white wine for Italian cooking when a regional wine is not absolutely required.

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