RAGU BOLOGNESE WITH GROUND LAMB

Ragu bolognese originated in Belogna, Italy.  This variation of the recipe uses ground lamb to really give the sauce a meaty flavor.

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Ragu with ground lamb
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings
Ingredients
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onions, celery, carrots, crushed red pepper flakes and garlic. Season with salt. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the beef and lamb and cook on high until brown. Add the tomato paste and cook 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and half and half and cook for 10 minutes. Add the wine, nutmeg and parmesan cheese rind, reduce the heat to low and cook for 2 hours. Season with salt.
Recipe Notes

This is delicious with any shape pasta, however, traditionally it’s served with Tagliatelle. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

SOFT FLOUR TORTILLIANS

Inspired by an authentic Mexican recipe, these tortillians get crunchy on the outside while the cheese inside gets gooey resulting in a fabulous texture. In addition, the combination of spices gives the dish a great authentic Mexican flavor.

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Soft Flour Tortillians
Inspired by an authentic Mexican recipe, these tortillians get crunchy on the outside while the cheese inside gets gooey resulting in a fabulous texture. In addition, the combination of spices gives the dish a great authentic Mexican flavor.
Course Sandwiches
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
people
Course Sandwiches
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings
people
Instructions
  1. In a sauté pan, cook ground beef, onion, and seasoning until beef is cooked through, about 8 minutes, mashing it with a fork as it cooks, so the beef is a fine crumble.
  2. Divide the remaining ingredients into quarters and pile each one on top of a soft flour tortilla along with the beef mixture. Fold edge of tortilla, brush the outside with vegetable oil and cook in a skillet on both sides until cheese melts, 2 - 3 minutes. Serve with salsa and guacamole and garnish with cilantro and hot sauce.
Recipe Notes

Recipe Notes Courtesy of and inspired by a recipe from Marilynn Berry © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved

SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS


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Spaghetti and Meatballs

These old-world Italian meatballs in sauce are moist and tender and a great go-to Sunday dinner with the family served over angel hair pasta.

Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours

Servings
people


Ingredients
For the sauce

Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours

Servings
people


Ingredients
For the sauce


Instructions
For the sauce
  1. In a Dutch oven, cook onion, garlic and crushed red pepper over medium heat until onion is translucent. Stir in tomatoes, water, seasoning, cheese rind and 2 T parsley. Simmer covered for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

For the meatballs
  1. (makes about 3 dozen 1 ½ inch meatballs) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all of the ingredients. Form into balls. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Gently put the meatballs in the simmering sauce and simmer for another 30 minutes. Serve over angel hair pasta.


Recipe Notes

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STUFFED CABBAGE ROLLS ITALIAN STYLE

There’s no comfort food that brings back childhood memories like stuffed cabbage rolls. These Italian style stuffed cabbage rolls are moist, tender and packed with flavor!

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Stuffed Cabbage Rolls Italian Style
These Italian style stuffed cabbage rolls are moist, tender and packed with flavor!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil and season with Salt to taste like the sea. Blanch the Cabbage until tender and bright green, about 5 minutes. Shock in ice water and set aside to dry. Remove leaves.
For the sauce
  1. In a large sauté pan, add a few tablespoons of Olive Oil over medium-high heat. Add Pancetta and cook until the fat renders out and the Pancetta Crisps. Add the Onion, Garlic, Crushed Red Pepper Flakes and cook until fragrant. Add a teaspoon of Dried Thyme and Dried Basil. Add the Tomatoes and a generous pinch of Salt. Simmer until it comes together, about 5 minutes, and then set aside.
For the filling
  1. In a large bowl, combine the Ground Beef, Sausage, Pecorino, Parsley, Currants, a teaspoon of Dried Basil and Thyme, Breadcrumbs, and Egg. Season generously with Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper. Using your hands, mix until just combined.
  2. In a baking dish lightly greased with Olive Oil, ladle a thin layer of sauce. Spoon some of the filling into each of the leaves of Cabbage, and roll up. Arrange over the Arrabiata sauce in the baking dish. Once full, ladle more of the Arrabiata sauce over the stuffed Cabbage and sprinkle with more Pecorino-Romano. Transfer to oven and bake for an hour to an hour and a half, until the filling is completely cooked through. Serve.
Recipe Notes

For big dinner parties, prepare these a day in advance and simply pop them in the oven an hour before ready to serve. © Galley Chef All Rights Reserved