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Pasta Ragout
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 10
While sauce is simmering and pasta is boiling you can sit back and drink the remaining wine!
Ingredients:
8 slices bacon, diced
2 lbs ground beef
1 large onion, peeled and sliced
1 cup sliced celery
2 medium carrots, sliced
1/2 lb chicken liver, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup catsup
2 beef bouillon cubes
2 cups water
1 cup merlot or 1 cup burgundy wine
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups heavy cream
1 (16 ounce) box spaghetti, linguine or 1 (16 ounce) box angel hair pasta
Directions:
1. Saute bacon until cris in a large frying pan; add ground beef, onion, celery and carrot.
2. Brown meat breaking it up as it cooks; drain fat.
3. Stir in chicken livers, catsup, bouillon cubes, water, wine, salt and nutmeg, crushing cubes with a spoon; cover.
4. Simmer, stirring several times for 30 minutes.
5. Blend in cream slowly; heat just until bubbly.
6. While sauce simmers, cook pasta; drain.
7. Pour sauce over and toss lightly to mix.
8. Serve with Parmesan cheese.
By RecipeOfHealth.com