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Brisket Ragu Rigatoni

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dried pasta I love rigatoni or reginetti
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ yellow onion diced
  • 1 tablespoon + ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 pound mushrooms torn or cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 3 cups kale stems removed and cut into 1-inch strips
  • 2 cups brisket torn into 1-inch pieces
  • 1-2 cups or beef broth or bone broth
  • 3 tablespoons reserved pasta water
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2-4 tablespoons shaved parmesan
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes optional

Instructions

  • Start by boiling water for your pasta. Grab a large stockpot, fill it halfway with water, and bring to a boil over a high heat
  • Add the olive oil to a large pan, something big enough to hold your pasta once it’s cooked, and set over medium-low heat. When shimmering, add the onion and saute for 5 minutes
  • Once the onions are translucent, add the mushrooms and ¼ teaspoon salt. Increase the heat to medium and stir occasionally until the mushrooms have reduced in size and all extra liquid is evaporated and absorbed, about 5-7 minutes
  • Add the kale and cook until it’s wilted, which should take another 5 minutes
  • Add the brisket and brisket and broth cook for 3 minutes. Stir well and turn the heat back to a medium-low
  • Your pasta water should be rapidly boiling now. Add the remaining tablespoon of salt to the water and toss in the pasta. Stir well and cook al dente per the instructions on the packaging
  • Once the pasta is al dente, reserve ½ cup of pasta water and put aside, then strain the pasta over the sink into a colander. No need to rinse off the pasta!
  • Add 2 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water to the sauté pan then add the pasta. Give it a really good stir to evenly distribute the sauce. Sample your sauce and if you’d like it to be saltier or saucier, add more pasta water to taste. Before serving the pasta add the lemon juice and give it another stir
  • Ladle into four bowls, topping each bowl with a generous amount of parmesan and red pepper flakes, if desired!