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Bigoli con anatra (bigoli pasta with duck sauce) – Veneto

 

Bigoli con anatra (bigoli pasta with duck sauce) - Veneto
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
45 mins
 
Categories: Kids, Dairy-free *substitute olive oil for butter and eliminate cheese, Gluten-free*use Gluten free pasta
Bigoli are a thick spaghetti made with flour, egg and water and pressed through a press called a bigolaro. If bigoli are not available, then tagliatelle or pappardelle are fine substitutes.
Author: Woo Wei-Duan
Recipe type: First Course (Primo)
Cuisine: Veneto
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 320 grams bigoli (can substitutetagliatelle or pappardelle)
  • 1 celery rib, rinsed, ends removed and finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, rinsed, peeled, ends removed and finely chopped
  • 1 shallotoronion, skin and ends removed and finely chopped
  • 1 garlicclove, skin removed
  • 20 grams butter
  • 1 duckbreast, half the fat removed and discarded, the rest finely chopped
  • 1 bay leaf, rinsed
  • 1 clove
  • 1 pinch cinnamon
  • 250 mls red wine
  • Chicken or meat broth, as needed
  • 30 grams Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, finely grated
  • Sea salt
  • Black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, bring to boil 5 litres of water with 50 grams of salt.
  2. In a large sauce pan, add the butter, celery, carrot, shallot and garlic and cook over medium heat, stirring.
  3. After about 5 minutes, turn up the heat and add the chopped duck, bay leaf, clove and cinnamon and stir to brown the meat.
  4. Add the red wine and reduce the heat to low.
  5. Add salt and pepper and cook for 30 minutes, adding broth as and when the mixture becomes dry Discard the garlic.
  6. Cook the pasta for the time indicated on the package. Drain the pasta and toss with the sauce. Divide into serving bowls and sprinkle the cheese over top. Add a bit of freshly ground pepper to the top and serve.
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