Bigoli con Salsa di Anatra
Molto Mario a favorite source of food inspiration these days, and Mott couldn’t wait to try the Venetian bigoli con ragu di anatra. On a summer evening the recipe was begun. The noodle can be extruded with the Kitchen Aid meat grinder attachment. They were beautiful. And the winey duck ragu was sumptious. We just needed a fire in the fireplace.
Duck Ragu
4 duck legs and thighs, skin removed
4 tablespoons virgin olive oil
1 medium Spanish onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice
1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1 stalk celery, chopped into 1/4-inch dice
8 ounces red wine (Chianti preferred)
1 (28-ounce can) tomatoes, peeled whole
1 cup chicken stock
2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Wash the duck legs and remove all fat. Pat dry.
In a heavy-bottomed casserole or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil until smoking.
Add the duck legs and cook until brown on all sides and remove, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Add the onion, carrot, garlic and celery and cook until softened, about 7 to 9 minutes.
Add the wine, tomatoes, chicken stock and dried mushrooms and bring to a boil.
Add the duck legs and return to a boil, lower the heat, cover and allow to simmer for 1 hour. Remove the duck legs and allow to cool. Pull all meat off the bones and return to pot, without the bones.
Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, or until quite thick. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Basic Bigoli Recipe
4 cups whole wheat flour, plus a little more for bench flour (regular flour works too)
4 egg yolks
1/2-cup warm milk, with 2 tablespoons butter melted in
To make the dough: Make a mound of the flour in the center of a large wooden cutting board. Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs and milk mixture. Using a fork, beat together the eggs and milk mixture and begin to incorporate the flour starting with the inner rim of the well.
As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up to retain the well shape. Do not worry that this initial phase looks messy. The dough will come together when half of the flour is incorporated.
Start kneading the dough with both hands, using the palms of your hands. Once you have a cohesive mass, remove the dough from the board and scrape up any leftover crusty bits. Discard these bits. Lightly flour the board and continue kneading for 3 more minutes. The dough should be elastic and a little sticky. Continue to knead for another 3 minutes, remembering to dust your board when necessary. Wrap the dough in plastic and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Put through Kitchen Aid Meat Grinder attachment. Adding flour if too wet.
Duck Ragu
4 duck legs and thighs, skin removed
4 tablespoons virgin olive oil
1 medium Spanish onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice
1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1 stalk celery, chopped into 1/4-inch dice
8 ounces red wine (Chianti preferred)
1 (28-ounce can) tomatoes, peeled whole
1 cup chicken stock
2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Wash the duck legs and remove all fat. Pat dry.
In a heavy-bottomed casserole or Dutch oven, heat the olive oil until smoking.
Add the duck legs and cook until brown on all sides and remove, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Add the onion, carrot, garlic and celery and cook until softened, about 7 to 9 minutes.
Add the wine, tomatoes, chicken stock and dried mushrooms and bring to a boil.
Add the duck legs and return to a boil, lower the heat, cover and allow to simmer for 1 hour. Remove the duck legs and allow to cool. Pull all meat off the bones and return to pot, without the bones.
Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, or until quite thick. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Basic Bigoli Recipe
4 cups whole wheat flour, plus a little more for bench flour (regular flour works too)
4 egg yolks
1/2-cup warm milk, with 2 tablespoons butter melted in
To make the dough: Make a mound of the flour in the center of a large wooden cutting board. Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs and milk mixture. Using a fork, beat together the eggs and milk mixture and begin to incorporate the flour starting with the inner rim of the well.
As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up to retain the well shape. Do not worry that this initial phase looks messy. The dough will come together when half of the flour is incorporated.
Start kneading the dough with both hands, using the palms of your hands. Once you have a cohesive mass, remove the dough from the board and scrape up any leftover crusty bits. Discard these bits. Lightly flour the board and continue kneading for 3 more minutes. The dough should be elastic and a little sticky. Continue to knead for another 3 minutes, remembering to dust your board when necessary. Wrap the dough in plastic and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Put through Kitchen Aid Meat Grinder attachment. Adding flour if too wet.
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