Pappardelle pasta noodles folded into a thick and rich Bolognese meat sauce topped with creamy pockets of burrata cheese!
Course: Entrée
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 8
Author: Cooking Mamas
Ingredients
2T.olive oildivided
2T.butterdivided
1lg. shallotfinely diced
1stalkceleryfinely diced
1lg. carrotfinely grated
1/2lb.ground beef
1/2lb.ground veal
1/2lb.sweet Italian sausagecasings removed
Salt and finely ground black pepper
1/8tsp.white pepper
2lg. garlic clovespressed
2T.fresh sagethinly sliced
1T.tomato paste
1c.dry white wine
2c.San Marzano crushed tomatoes
1c.chicken stock or broth
1lb.pappardelle pasta
1c.freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggianoplus more for topping
1/4c.heavy cream
1lb.Burrata cheese for serving
A handful fresh flat-leaf parsleyfinely chopped for garnish
Instructions
Prep all ingredients before you begin. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the diced shallot, celery and grated carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Remove vegetables to a bowl or plate; set aside.
Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter to the pan. Add the ground beef, veal and sausage. Season with salt, black pepper, and white pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Return the vegetable mixture to the pan. Add the garlic and sage, cook until fragrant about 1 minute.
Add the tomato paste. Cook, stirring often, until combined, about 1 minute. Add the wine. Cook, stirring often, until reduced by half, about 4 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes and chicken stock. Reduce heat to low, simmer the sauce while the pasta cooks. Stir in heavy cream cook until heated through.
Cook the pasta according to the package directions until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain the pasta and return to the pot. Pour the pasta and about 1 cup Parmesan cheese into the sauce. Gently toss to coat with sauce; add cooking water as needed if the pasta is too dry.
Transfer pasta to a serving platter. Top pasta with parsley and more Parmesan cheese. At the table, break open the Burrata and toss the pasta again to coat.