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Cheese Ravioli With Mushroom Ragu (Olive Garden Copycat)
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 2 Minutes
Ready In: 22 Minutes
Servings: 4
Olive Garden's Cheese Ravioli with Mushroom Ragu
Ingredients:
1/2 cup spanish onion, diced
1/2 cup fresh carrot, diced
1/2 cup fresh celery, diced
2 tablespoons sweet butter
6 ounces pancetta, diced in 1/4-inch cubes
1/2 lb beef tenderloin, diced in 1/2-inch cubes
6 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 lb domestic mushroom, sliced
1/2 cup shiitake mushroom, sliced and de-stemmed
1/4 lb portabella mushroom, cubed
salt, to taste
fresh cracked pepper, to taste
1 cup dry white wine
1 cup chicken broth
14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes
1/4 cup sweet butter
1 lb square cheese ravioli, cooked according to package directions
parmesan cheese, grated
fresh parsley
Directions:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. ADD cooked, drained ravioli to sauce and stir to coat pasta. Place sauced ravioli on serving plate. Top with grated Parmesan and parsley.
4. CHEF TIPS:.
5. 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.
By RecipeOfHealth.com