Description
Hearty pasta dish featuring flavorful wild boar meatballs simmered in rich tomato sauce. A taste of Abruzzo!
Ingredients
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- 2 lbs (907 g) durum wheat flour
- 1 spoon salt
- 2 cups (473 ml) water
- 4 oz (113 g) parmigiano cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 onion
- 1/4 cup parsley
- 1 lbs (454 g) minced wild boar meat
- 1/2 cup (118 ml) carrots
- 1/2 cup (118 ml) celery
- 2 cups (473 ml) tomato sauce
Instructions
- Make the meatballs with the wild boar minced meat, parsley, parmigiano cheese, and egg.
- Pan-fry the meatballs with the onion, carrots, celery, and parsley.
- Add the tomato sauce and cook for about an hour.
- Knead the dough made with flour, salt, and water.
- Roll out the dough and cut it quite thick using a pasta cutting tool, or roll up the sheets of pasta cigar-style and cut them into noodles with a sharp knife.
- Cook the pasta ‘al dente’ in boiling water.
- Season the pasta with the sauce.
Notes
- For richer flavor, brown the meatballs before adding the tomato sauce.
- If wild boar is unavailable, substitute with ground pork or beef, but adjust seasoning accordingly.
- To ensure perfectly cooked pasta, start testing for doneness a minute or two before the package directions indicate.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 70 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 700
- Fat: 30
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 15
- Carbohydrates: 70
- Fiber: 5
- Protein: 35
- Cholesterol: 150