Venetian Duck Ragù with Pappardelle Pasta
Venetian Duck Ragù with Pappardelle Pasta
Ingredients
▢2 large duck
legs
▢1 carrot finely
chopped
▢1 onion finely
chopped
▢1 stick celery finely
chopped
▢½ orange
zest
▢½ juice of 1
orange
▢1 teaspoon cinnamon
▢1 cup (150g) passata
(pureed tomatoes)
▢1 heaped
tbsp tomato paste
▢⅔ cup
(150ml) white wine
▢5 cups (1.2
litres) chicken stock
▢salt and pepper
▢1 bay leaf
▢2 tablespoon olive
oil
▢14 oz (400g) pappardelle
pasta
▢parmesan ,
for serving
Instructions
Season the duck with salt and pepper then
rub it all over with ½ teaspoon cinnamon. Sear it skin down first in a large
pan with a little olive oil on a medium to low heat for 7-8 minutes on each
side until browned, set aside on a plate.
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the same
pan, add the chopped carrot, onion and celery, orange zest, bay leaf and ½
teaspoon cinnamon and saute slowly for 10 minutes, stirring often until the
vegetables are soft.
Add the duck back to the pan and add the
wine, reduce the wine by half then add the orange juice, pureed tomatoes
(passata), tomato paste and stock stir to combine all the ingredients and
simmer slowly uncovered for 2 hours turning the duck around halfway through. If
the sauce reduces too much add more stock or water.
Turn the sauce off the heat and remove the
duck legs, let it cool on a chopping board for 10 minutes then shred the meat
off the bone using a fork. Roughly chop it then add it back to the sauce, the ragù
is ready at this point so heat the ragù up while your pasta is cooking.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil
and cook the pappardelle according to packet instructions. Remove the pasta
with large tongs or a spaghetti spoon (if draining reserve some pasta water to
add to the sauce in case it has reduced too much) and add to the ragù. Toss to
coat and serve in bowls with a sprinkling of freshly grated parmesan cheese.

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