Short Rib Ragu!

SHORT RIB RAGU!

Ingredients:

• 2-3 lbs. Short Ribs with bone
• Pancetta
• Olive Oil
• Chicken Broth (20 oz)
• Flour
• Garlic
• Onion
• Carrots
• Red Wine (6 oz)
• Canned Tomatoes (14 oz)
• Tomato Paste 
• Parsley
• Oregano
• Bay Leaf
• Rosemary
• Salt & Pepper

Start:

1. Saute Pancetta in Olive Oil until golden and crispy, pour in bowl and set aside
2. Salt, pepper, and flour the bone in Short Ribs. Then brown in same pot for a minute of two on each side
3. Chop up veggies or use a food processor, add to pot with Short Ribs and already cooked Pancetta
4. Salt, Pepper and season the mixings in the pot
5. Blend canned tomatoes then add to the pot with Chicken Broth
6. I had large pieces of meat and had to simmer on low for over 2 hours. When the meat falls off the bone, the Ragu will be ready!
7. I poured over homemade pasta noodles. If interested, here is the recipe: http://mycookingisamazing.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-homemade-pasta.html

Marinara Sauce

Marinara Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 large (28 oz) cans of whole peeled tomatoes ( Cento brand is the best! )
• Garlic
• Sweet Onion
• Parsley
• Basil
• Oregano
• Sugar
• Salt & Pepper
• Celery (optional)
• Olive Oil

Start

1. Chop up onion, garlic, and celery. Cook in olive oil until onions are transparent. 
2. Blend up tomatoes until no chunks remain. 
3. Pour blended tomatoes over the ingredients in the pot and stir in seasonings (season to your liking)
4. Let cook on low for at least 30 minutes, no more than 2 hours

I believe marinara sauce tastes the best with some kind of meat cooking in it. Meatballs, Lamb Ragu, Ground Turkey, Pork Sausage... you decide! :)  http://mycookingisamazing.blogspot.com/2013/06/spaghetti-and-meatballs.html

Braciole

Braciole

Ingredients

• Thin and wide Flank Steak
• Bread Crumbs
• Fresh Italian Parsley
• Garlic
• Onion
• Italian Cheeses (optional) romano, parmesan 
• Cooking String for tying 

Marinara Sauce

http://mycookingisamazing.blogspot.com/2016/11/marinara-sauce.html

Start

1. Chop up garlic, onion and parsley very small, place in bowl with bread crumbs
2. Lay the meat flat on a clean surface and sprinkle bread crumb mixture over top of flattened meat
3. Option - sprinkle grated cheese into bread crumbs on meat
4. Tightly roll up the meat starting with the smaller end
5. Tie with rope to ensure stability
6. Brown in pan for 30 seconds each side
7. Place in marinara sauce to finish cooking, I cooked our thin wrapped beef for 40 minutes, it if is thicker, please add appropriate time.