Rich Bacon and Sausage Ragu al Forno Spaghetti
with Kale and Italian Style Cheese
Literally translating as 'to the oven', a dish that's been cooked 'al forno' is baked in the oven. Here, we're baking the bacon and sausage meat ragu to simmer the flavours slowly and reduce down the liquid while keeping all the richness in the dish. Toss with spaghetti for a hearty dinner that's sure to be a crowd pleaser.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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Ingredients
225 grams
British Pork and Oregano Sausage Meat
(Contains: Wheat, Cereals containing gluten, Sulphites)
1 unit(s)
Carrot
1 sachet(s)
Mixed Herbs
1 carton(s)
Tomato Passata
28 grams
Red Wine Stock Paste
(Contains: Sulphites)
180 grams
Spaghetti
(Contains: Wheat, Cereals containing gluten)
100 grams
Chopped Kale
25 grams
Sun-Dried Tomato Paste
40 grams
Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese
(Contains: Milk, Egg)
90 grams
British Smoked Bacon Lardons
Not included in your delivery
1 tsp
Sugar for the Sauce
150 milliliter(s)
Water for the Sauce
20 grams
Butter
Utensils
Cooking Instructions and Tips
Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, wide-bottomed ovenproof pan on medium heat. TIP: If you don't have an ovenproof pan, use a normal pan and transfer to an ovenproof dish before baking.
Once hot, add the bacon and sausage meat and fry until the sausage has browned, 5-6 mins. Use a spoon to break it up as it cooks. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw sausage meat. Cook bacon thoroughly.
Meanwhile, trim the carrot, then quarter lengthways (no need to peel). Chop widthways into small pieces.
Once the sausage meat has browned, drain and discard any excess fat. IMPORTANT: The sausage meat is cooked when no longer pink in the middle.
Stir the mixed herbs, passata, red wine stock paste, chopped carrot and sugar and water for the sauce (see pantry for both amounts) into the sausage meat. Season with salt and pepper.
Bring the sauce up to the boil, then pop a lid on the pan (or cover with foil).
Bake on the middle shelf of your oven until the meat is tender and the sauce has thickened, 20-25 mins.
When the ragu has 15 mins left, bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with ½ tsp salt.
When boiling, add the spaghetti to the water and bring back to the boil. Cook for 3 mins.
After 3 mins, add the kale to the pan and cook along with the spaghetti until tender, 5 mins.
Once cooked, drain in a colander and pop back in the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together.
Remove the ragu from the oven, then stir in the sun-dried tomato paste, cooked pasta and kale, butter (see pantry for amount) and half the hard Italian style cheese.
Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed. Add a splash of water to loosen the sauce if you feel it needs it.
Share your ragu al forno pasta between your serving bowls.
Sprinkle over the remaining hard Italian style cheese to finish.
