{"product_id":"beef-cheek-ragu-sauce-only","title":"Beef Cheek Ragú Sauce","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIntro\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA ragù worth waiting for. This is slow food in the truest sense. Beef cheek and a soffritto of onion, carrot and celery, braised low and slow for three to four hours until the meat surrenders completely into the sauce. Rich, deeply savoury and the kind of thing that makes the whole kitchen smell extraordinary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRagù simply means meat sauce, and almost every region of Italy has their own version, each one fiercely defended as the only correct one. In Bologna it is the famous slow-cooked sauce of tagliatelle al ragù, the dish the world incorrectly calls spaghetti bolognese. In Naples it becomes a long Sunday affair, a whole piece of meat simmered for hours in tomato. In Calabria it is spiced and punchy. Each version tells you something about where it comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOurs sits somewhere in the northern tradition. Beef cheek and minced meat braised low and slow, with red wine, tomatoes and a little milk added near the end. That last addition is borrowed from the Bolognese school of thought, softening the acidity and giving the sauce a quiet richness that is hard to put your finger on but impossible to miss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIngredients\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ragù is built on a soffritto of brown onion, carrot and celery, with beef cheek, minced beef and minced pork all browned separately before being brought together. Red wine, chopped tomatoes and whole milk are added in stages over a long, slow braise until the beef cheek is completely tender and the sauce has reduced to the right consistency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeef cheek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinced beef and pork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrown onion, carrot, celery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed wine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChopped tomatoes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhole milk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTomato paste\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOlive oil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContains: wheat, gluten, egg, milk, sulphites.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of our pouches is a double portion and contains 160g of sauce; enough for two people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pasta Purists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42144423936080,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/7451\/1952\/files\/Frame_25.png?v=1776465628","url":"https:\/\/www.pastapurists.co.nz\/products\/beef-cheek-ragu-sauce-only","provider":"Pasta Purists","version":"1.0","type":"link"}