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| Pasta Al Cioccolato in Dolce-Forte |
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1 md Red onion
3 Celery stalks
1 md Garlic clove
2 md Carrots
10 Sprigs Italian parsley,
-leaves only
4 oz Pancetta
1/2 c Olive oil
1 lb Lean ground beef
1 c Dry red wine
1 c Drained canned imported
-Italian tomatoes
Salt, freshly ground pepper
-to taste
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1/2 c Red wine vinegar
4 tb Raisins
2 tb Pine nuts
1 tb Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tb Sugar
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3 c Unbleached all-purpose flour
4 Extra-large eggs
2 ts Olive oil (optional)
4 Level tablespoons
-unsweetened cocoa powder
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Coarse salt
The sauce: Finely chop onion, celery, garlic, carrots and parsley together on
a board or in a food processor. Cut pancetta into small pieces.
Heat the oil in a terra-cotta or enamel saucepan. When hot, add the chopped
ingredients and pancetta and saute slowly over low heat for about 15 minutes,
stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Mix in ground beef and when it is no
longer reddish, add wine and let it evaporate for about 5 minutes.
Pass the tomatoes through a food mill to remove seeds and, when the wine has
evaporated, add tomatoes to the saucepan. Taste for salt and pepper and simmer
slowly for about 25 minutes.
Dolce-forte: Put all 5 ingredients in a small bowl and set aside for about 20
minutes. When the meat sauce is ready, add the dolce-forte to the saucepan. Stir to
incorporate and simmer 5 minutes longer.
The pasta: You can make it by hand, of course, but this seems the simpler
way. Place ingredients in a food processor with the metal blade and pulse on and off
until a ball of dough forms. Turn out, gently knead into a ball, cover with a towel
and let rest about 1/2 hour. Divide dough into quarters and knead until smooth by
putting through pasta machine rollers, starting with widest setting and working down
to the last setting (pasta will be very, very thin). Cut into tagliatelle (the wider
cutter) and let stand on a board, loosely covered with a clean towel, until needed
(do not let dry out).
Bring a large pot of cold water to a boil. Add coarse-grained salt to taste.
Prepare a warmed serving dish by spreading 1 cup of the sauce over the bottom.
Add the pasta to the boiling salted water and cook for about 30 seconds after
the water has returned to a boil. Drain and put in prepared serving dish. Pour
remaining sauce over pasta and toss very well. Serve immediately.
PER SERVING: 650 calories, 22 g protein, 52 g carbohydrate, 39 g fat (12 g
saturated), 158 mg cholesterol, 195 mg sodium, 4 g fiber.
Jayne Benet writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 3/18/92.
Posted by Stephen Ceideburg
Collected by Bert Christensen
Toronto, Ontario
web site: http://bertc.com
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