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Fresh Egg Pasta with Wild Boar Ragù

17/11/2023

Indeed, fresh egg pasta with wild boar ragù is a robust and flavorful dish, perfect for a family Sunday or special occasions. Here’s how to prepare it.

Ingredients

  • For the fresh egg pasta:
    • 400 g of 00 flour
    • 4 large eggs
  • For the wild boar ragù:
    • 500 g of ground wild boar
    • 1 bottle of full-bodied red wine
    • 2 carrots
    • 1 onion
    • 2 stalks of celery
    • 2 cloves of garlic
    • 1 bay leaf
    • Some sprigs of rosemary
    • Extra virgin olive oil
    • 400 g of tomato passata
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • (Optional) Some juniper berries

Preparation

  1. Start by marinating the wild boar: cut the meat into small pieces and put them in a bowl with the red wine, bay leaf, rosemary and, if you like, some juniper berries. Leave to marinate for at least 12 hours.

  2. After the marinating time, prepare the soffritto: finely chop carrots, onion, celery, and garlic, then sauté in a pan with extra virgin olive oil.

  3. Drain the wild boar pieces from the marinade (reserve the wine) and add them to the sauté. Let them brown until well golden.

  4. Deglaze with the marinade wine and let the alcohol evaporate.

  5. Add the tomato passata, salt and pepper, then leave to simmer on low heat for at least 2 hours, adding water if necessary to avoid the sauce from drying out too much.

  6. While the ragù is cooking, prepare the pasta: arrange the flour in a mound on a work surface, break the eggs in the middle and start kneading until you have a smooth, homogeneous dough.

  7. Let the dough rest covered with a cloth for about 30 minutes.

  8. Roll out the pasta with a rolling pin or a pasta machine until you reach the desired thickness and cut it into your preferred shape (pappardelle, tagliatelle, etc.).

  9. Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water for 2-3 minutes and drain al dente.

  10. Dress the pasta with the wild boar ragù, mixing well.

Curiosity

Wild boar ragù is typical of Tuscan cuisine and other Italian regions where wild boar hunting is a tradition. The use of wine and aromatic herbs helps to mitigate the wild flavor of the meat, making it tastier and more suitable for palates not accustomed to game.

Fresh Egg Pasta with Wild Boar Ragù