Slow Cooked Pork Ragu Fettuccine
Whip up a comforting, melt-in-the-mouth slow cooked pork ragu tonight. Grab these simple ingredients to create an easy, hearty family dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 kilograms pork shoulder, bone in
- 100 grams pancetta, finely chopped
- 1 onion, peeled, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoons fennel seeds, roughly crushed
- 1 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 cans diced tomatoes
- 1 bottle tomato passata
- 1 bunch kale, trimmed, chopped
- 500 grams fettuccine
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 20 grams butter
- 1 cup red wine
- 2 kilograms pork shoulder, bone in
- 100 grams pancetta, finely chopped
- 1 onion, peeled, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoons fennel seeds, roughly crushed
- 1 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 2 cans diced tomatoes
- 1 bottle tomato passata
- 1 bunch kale, trimmed, chopped
- 500 grams fettuccine
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 20 grams butter
- 1 cup red wine
- Step 1 of 6Preheat oven to 160°C. Season pork well.
- Step 2 of 6In a medium casserole dish, heat oil and butter on high. Cook pork for 6 minutes, turning on all sides, until brown. Remove from pan.
- Step 3 of 6Add pancetta, onion and garlic to pan, then cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in oregano, fennel and paprika, cooking for 1 minute. Pour in wine to deglaze pan. Mix in tomatoes and passata.
- Step 4 of 6Return pork to pan and bring to a simmer. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and transfer to oven. Bake for 3-4 hours until meat is very tender and falls apart easily.
- Step 5 of 6Using 2 forks, roughly shred pork. Add kale and simmer for 2-3 minutes until wilted and tender.
- Step 6 of 6In a large saucepan of salted boiling water, cook fettuccine following packet instructions. Toss pasta through ragu. Sprinkle with parmesan.
Method
- Step 1 of 6Preheat oven to 160°C. Season pork well.
- Step 2 of 6In a medium casserole dish, heat oil and butter on high. Cook pork for 6 minutes, turning on all sides, until brown. Remove from pan.
- Step 3 of 6Add pancetta, onion and garlic to pan, then cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in oregano, fennel and paprika, cooking for 1 minute. Pour in wine to deglaze pan. Mix in tomatoes and passata.
- Step 4 of 6Return pork to pan and bring to a simmer. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and transfer to oven. Bake for 3-4 hours until meat is very tender and falls apart easily.
- Step 5 of 6Using 2 forks, roughly shred pork. Add kale and simmer for 2-3 minutes until wilted and tender.
- Step 6 of 6In a large saucepan of salted boiling water, cook fettuccine following packet instructions. Toss pasta through ragu. Sprinkle with parmesan.
Method
- Step 1 of 6Preheat oven to 160°C. Season pork well.
- Step 2 of 6In a medium casserole dish, heat oil and butter on high. Cook pork for 6 minutes, turning on all sides, until brown. Remove from pan.
- Step 3 of 6Add pancetta, onion and garlic to pan, then cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in oregano, fennel and paprika, cooking for 1 minute. Pour in wine to deglaze pan. Mix in tomatoes and passata.
- Step 4 of 6Return pork to pan and bring to a simmer. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and transfer to oven. Bake for 3-4 hours until meat is very tender and falls apart easily.
- Step 5 of 6Using 2 forks, roughly shred pork. Add kale and simmer for 2-3 minutes until wilted and tender.
- Step 6 of 6In a large saucepan of salted boiling water, cook fettuccine following packet instructions. Toss pasta through ragu. Sprinkle with parmesan.