Beef Shank and Sausage Ragù with Whole Grain Spaghetti

Name: Beef Shank and Sausage Ragù with Whole Grain Spaghetti
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms 1 1/2-inch-thick beef shanks with bone (about 3 pieces); 750 milliliters dry red wine; 2 teaspoons fennel seeds; 4 fresh bay leaves; 8 larges garlic cloves, chopped; 907 grams hot Italian sausages, casings removed; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 liters chopped onions (about 3 large); 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 118 milliliters finely chopped fresh Italian parsley; 1 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper; 680 grams multi-grain or whole grain spaghetti

Beef Shank and Sausage Ragù with Whole Grain Spaghetti

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Beef Shank and Sausage Ragù with Whole Grain Spaghetti a try. One serving contains 689 calories, 36g of protein, and 31g of fat. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. If you have olive oil, oregano, fennel seeds, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onions you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast fennelseeds in small dry skillet over medium-lowheat until slightly darker in color and veryfragrant, about 3 minutes. Set aside.

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Heat 2 tablespoons oil in largeoven-proof pot over medium heat.

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Addsausage. Cook until brown and cookedthrough, breaking up with back of spoon,about 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon,transfer sausage to large bowl.

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Sausage

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Add 1 tablespoon oil to pot.

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Sprinklebeef shanks with salt and pepper.

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Add to potand sauté until brown, about 6 minutes perside.

Transfer shanks to bowl with sausage.

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Sausage

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Add onions to pot and sauté until brown andtender, scraping up browned bits, about 10minutes. Return shanks, sausage, and anyaccumulated juices to pot.

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Onion

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Add tomatoeswith juice, wine, garlic, bay leaves, oregano,crushed red pepper, and toasted fennelseeds. Bring to simmer.

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Wine

Cover pot and place in oven. Braiseuntil shanks are very tender, about 2 1/2hours.

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Transfer shanks to work surface.

Cutmeat off bones and dice. Discard bones.Tilt pot. Spoon off fat from surface of panjuices. Return diced shank meat to pot.Simmer until liquid is reduced enough tocoat spoon, about 10 minutes. Season ragùto taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Canbe made 2 days ahead. Cool slightly. Chilluncovered until cold, then cover and keepchilled. Rewarm over medium heat, stirringoccasionally, before continuing.

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