Recipes

Two hands are entering the bottom of the photo, one holding a knife the other a fork. They are cutting into a plate of pasta. On the left are wide, sheets of pasta topped with a green gremolata sauce. On the right, is a red beef ragu sauce.

Handkerchief Pasta with Slow Cooked Beef Cheek Ragu

By Emilie Pullar

Silky sheets of egg pasta embrace a hearty beef cheek ragu in this comforting, "lazy Sunday" kind of dish.

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Malloreddus with Sardinian Sausage Ragu - Bitter Honey - Letitia Ann Clark

Malloreddus with Sardinian Sausage Ragù

By Sarah Ubertaccio

One of Sardinia’s most iconic dishes, Malloreddus alla Campidanese consists of small, ridged semolina pasta and a saffron-infused sausage ragù. Recipe from the cookbook Bitter...

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Garganelli ragu bolognese

Garganelli with Ragù Bolognese

By Sarah Ubertaccio

A classic dish of Emilia-Romagna, garganelli al ragù bolognese consists of handmade grooved pasta tubes coated in a hearty meat sauce.

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Gnocchi with lentil sausage ragu - q.b. cucina

Gnocchi with Lentil & Sausage Ragù

By Sarah Ubertaccio

A gnocchi recipe that pays homage to the classic Italian New Year's dish: cotechino con lenticchie, plump pork sausage served over a bed of stewed...

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Pappardelle with Beef Short Rib Ragu

Pappardelle with Beef Short Rib Ragù

By Sarah Ubertaccio

Wide and silky pappardelle act as the perfect sauce-capturing vehicle for a rustic beef short rib ragù.

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Peposo - Peppery Tuscan Beef Stew - qb cucina

Peposo Junipero: Peppery Tuscan Beef Stew with Juniper Berries

By Sarah Ubertaccio

Inspired by a rural Siena dinner, this twist on the traditional Tuscan beef stew uses juniper berries in addition to whole black peppercorns and herbs.

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tagliatelle with prosciutto and butter

Tagliatelle with Prosciutto and Butter

By Sarah Ubertaccio

If there's one dish that sums up the primary flavors of Emilia-Romagna, it's this one.

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Rigatoni with Sausage Fennel Ragù & Whipped Ricotta

Rigatoni with Sausage Fennel Ragù & Whipped Ricotta

Sarah Ubertaccio
By Sarah Ubertaccio

A dish inspired by dads, for dads. Thinly sliced fennel adds a touch of sweetness, while Italian sausage creates instant flavor in this ragù rigatoni.

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Summertime Bolognese

Summertime Bolognese

By Bebe Carminito

This lighter, veggie-forward take on bolognese comes together in about an hour and lends itself well to endless substitutions.

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