PASTA RECIPES WITH RAGÙ - BUON APPETITO
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 4HRS 30MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 75 MINS
- Difficulty: EASY
- Serves: 3-4
- Cooks time: 25 MINS
- Difficulty: EASY
- Serves: 6
- Cooks time: 2HRS 30 MINS
- Difficulty: EASY
- Serves: 5-6
- Cooks time: 12HRS +
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 4-6
- Cooks time: 160 MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
“MOUTH-WATERINGLY DELICIOUS”
- GILES COREN
ALL RAGÙ RECIPES
- Serves: 6
- Cooks time: 4 HRS 30 MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 90 MINUTES
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 6 HOURS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 6
- Cooks time: 2 HOURS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 5 HOURS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 1 HOUR 40 MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 6
- Cooks time: 2 HOURS 30 MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: VARIES
- Cooks time: VARIES
- Difficulty: VARIES
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 50 MINS
- Difficulty: EASY
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 2 HOURS 15 MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 4-6
- Cooks time: 160 MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 6-8
- Cooks time: 140 MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 5-6
- Cooks time: 12HRS +
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 6
- Cooks time: 2HRS 30MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 75 MINS
- Difficulty: EASY
- Serves: 3-4
- Cooks time: 25 MINS
- Difficulty: EASY
- Serves: 4
- Cooks time: 4HRS 30MINS
- Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE
Looking for something plant-based?
HOW TO MAKE
VEGAN LENTIL RAGù
Prep Time: 70 minutes
Cooking Time: 70 minutes
Skill level/Difficulty: Easy
Robust lentils are slowly stewed with classic Italian flavours - think basil, tomato, garlic and white wine. Fresh chilli adds vibrancy, while rosemary lends an earthy flavour that complements this sumptuous and comforting vegan lentil ragù.
Cooking Time: 70 minutes
Skill level/Difficulty: Easy
Robust lentils are slowly stewed with classic Italian flavours - think basil, tomato, garlic and white wine. Fresh chilli adds vibrancy, while rosemary lends an earthy flavour that complements this sumptuous and comforting vegan lentil ragù.
Ragù FAQs
WHAT IS RAGÙ?
Ragù is a meat sauce that’s cooked over a low heat for several hours. Extra ingredients such as wine and tomatoes are often added to a ragù, with many regions of Italy having their own different takes on the dish.
Read our guide to RagùRAGÙ VS BOLOGNESE: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
Ragù and Bolognese sauce are often wrongly considered to be the same thing. While ragù is a traditional Italian meat-based sauce, Bolognese is a type of ragù made using white wine and tomatoes.
Authentic RAGÙ alla BologneseWHICH TYPE OF PASTA SHOULD RAGÙ BE SERVED WITH?
Ragù is best paired with pasta with a long, wide and flat shape, such as pappardelle or tagliatelle. Their rough and porous surfaces are ideal for contending with robust, chunky sauces. Large shells or tubes like conchiglioni or paccheri also work well.
How to pair pasta shapes and saucesLOVE IT. UNASHAMEDLY TOP-END.
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