Name: Easy pork ragu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 600 gram pork scotch fillet steak, trimmed, cubed; 1 onion, chopped; 1 large stalk celery, chopped; 1 large carrot, chopped; 2 clove garlic, thinly sliced; 400 gram can chopped tomatoes; 1 cup chicken stock; 1/2 cup dry red wine; 1/4 cup basil leaves, chopped, plus extra leaves, to serve; 1 tablespoon rosemary leaves, chopped,; 375 gram packet dried egg fettuccine

Easy pork ragu

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

50M

Total

1H 5M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

600 gram pork scotch fillet steak, trimmed, cubed

1 onion, chopped

1 large stalk celery, chopped

1 large carrot, chopped

2 clove garlic, thinly sliced

400 gram can chopped tomatoes

1 cup chicken stock

1/2 cup dry red wine

1/4 cup basil leaves, chopped, plus extra leaves, to serve

1 tablespoon rosemary leaves, chopped,

375 gram packet dried egg fettuccine

Method

1.In a large, deep frying pan, heat oil on high. Brown pork, in 2 batches, 3-4 minutes each batch.

2.Reduce heat to medium. Return pork to pan with onion, celery, carrot and garlic; cook 8-10 minutes, stirring from time to time, until onion is tender.

3.Stir in tomatoes, stock, wine, basil and rosemary. Reduce heat to low; simmer, partially covered, 25-30 minutes, until sauce thickens and pork is very tender. Season to taste.

4.Meanwhile, cook fettuccine in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet instructions. Drain well, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Return to pan.

5.Add pork mixture to fettuccine with reserved liquid; toss well to combine. Scatter with extra basil leaves to serve.

Pork scotch steak is sometimes also called boneless pork neck.
Note

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