Cheese Ravioli with Mushroom Ragu

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup Spanish onions, diced
2. 1/2 cup fresh carrots, diced
3. 1/2 cup fresh celery, diced
4. 2 Tbsp sweet butter
5. 6 oz pancetta, diced in 1/4” cubes
6. 1/2 lb beef tenderloin, diced in 1/2” cubes
7. 6 garlic cloves, chopped
8. 1/2 lb domestic mushrooms, sliced
9. 1/2 cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced & de-stemmed
10. 1/4 lb portobello mushrooms, cubed
11. Salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
12. 1 cup dry white wine
13. 1 cup chicken broth
14. 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes
15. 1/4 cup sweet butter
16. 1 lb square cheese ravioli, cooked according to package directions
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18. Parmesan cheese, grated
19. Fresh parsley

Procedures

1. MELT 2 Tbsp 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 more minutes, 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.

CHEF TIPS

• 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