Italian Ground Pork Sauce (ragu bianco)
This simple Italian ground pork sauce (ragu bianco) is made with just a few ingredients and it has so much flavor. This meat sauce is true Italian cooking with its simplicity and is so easy to make. A perfect quick dinner during the week.
Ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- ¾ lb ground pork
- 1 cup white wine find you that you would drink
- ½ cup chicken stock or chicken broth
- 3 small carrots diced finely
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 6 fresh sprigs of rosemary half of it diced finely
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
- fresh pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- In a large saute pan over medium heat, add the olive oil and carrots and cook until softened (about 2 minutes)3 small carrots, 2 tablespoon olive oil
- Now add the ground pork, the chopped rosemary, rosemary sprigs, salt, pepper and garlic and cook until the pork is browned.¾ lb ground pork, 4 cloves garlic, 6 fresh sprigs of rosemary, fresh pepper, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Add the white wine and reduce down by half.1 cup white wine
- Now add the chicken stock and simmer for 5 minutes to reduce it.½ cup chicken stock
- Cook pasta until al dente.1 lb spaghetti
- Drain pasta and reserve one cup of pasta water.
- Add cooked pasta to the ground pork and toss well.
- Add half of the pasta water and toss again for about one minute to let the pasta pick up the flavors of the sauce.
- Serve immediately and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 791kcalCarbohydrates: 93gProtein: 31gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 424mgPotassium: 740mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 7694IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 68mgIron: 3mg
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