Beef Mushroom Ragu Over Fresh Cheese Ravioli Recipes

CHEESE RAVIOLI WITH MUSHROOM RAGU (OLIVE GARDEN COPYCAT)

Steps:

• MELT 2 tablespoons butter in a heavy bottom roasting pan. Add pancetta, beef, onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Brown on medium-high heat while stirring for about 10 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook 5 minutes more, then season with black pepper. Add white wine, chicken broth and tomatoes.
• SIMMER sauce on medium heat and cook about 2 hours, or until meat is tender. Add 1/4 cup of chilled butter while stirring sauce until butter is completely melted. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
• ADD cooked, drained ravioli to sauce and stir to coat pasta. Place sauced ravioli on serving plate. Top with grated Parmesan and parsley.
• CHEF TIPS:.
• Substitute reconstituted dried porcini mushrooms for domestic mushrooms. Substitute thick bacon for pancetta. Add roasted red peppers to sauce. Add capers or black olives to sauce.

BEEF - MUSHROOM RAGU OVER FRESH CHEESE RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add mushroom, onions and garlic and sauté 6 minutes or until onions are soft; Remove mixture from the skillet and set aside.
• Add the lean ground beef to the skillet and cook about 6 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Add the mushroom mixture, tomatoes, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, sugar and salt and pepper to the beef mixture.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes until the sauce has thickened and the flavors have had chance to blend.
• While cooking the sauce, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add ravioli and cook according to package directions.
• Drain and return to pot, adding 1 tbsp olive oil and toss to coat.
• Spoon ravioli into a serving dish and top with sauce.
• Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and enjoy!

RAVIOLI BEEF RAGU

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion until no longer pink, drain.
• Add tomatoes, broth, wine, tomato paste rosemary, sugar, garlic, and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, uncovered.
• Cook ravioli according to directions and drain. Top with meat sauce and sprinkle with cheese.

BEEF RAGU WITH RAVIOLI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomatoes, broth, wine, tomato paste, rosemary, sugar, garlic and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes., Cook ravioli according to package directions; drain. Serve with meat sauce. If desired, sprinkle with cheese .