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RAGU - THE ITALIAN WAY
Photo: Lily Banse

RAGU - THE ITALIAN WAY

16 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes

Truly wonderful and easy family favourite that feels your home with a beautiful aroma.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

552
Calories
32g
Protein
30g
Fat
36g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Porcini not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • 1 lb good quality beef mince
  • 1 red onion - finely diced
  • 1 garlic clove - finely diced
  • 1 carrot finely - diced
  • 1 celery stick - Diced
  • Handful of field mushrooms - chopped
  • 1 beef cube - 1/2 pint of boiling water - mixed
  • handful of dried porcini mushrooms (soaked in 1 pint of boiling water for half an hour before use)
  • 1 tin plum tomatoes
  • 1 cup/small carton of passata
  • 1 glass of red wine if you have it
  • large pinch of oregano
  • Salt to taste
  • Good dried spaghetti
  • Grated parmasan

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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