
Delicious homemade wild boar ragu served with tagliatelle pasta
Preheat oven to 150C or Gas mark 2
Dice the wild boar into even chunks
Season the flour with salt and pepper. Coat the wild boar meat
Ina separate frying pan, fry the wild boar meat until lightly browned
In a big stainless steel pot, heat the oil on a medium heat. Add the chopped vegetables (onion, carrots, celery, garlic) into the pot. Stir everything in the pot till the vegetables have softened
Add two bay leaves, pancetta and orange rind to the big pot and cook for around 5 minutes
Add the browned meat to the pot
To the frying pan which was used to brown the meat, add the red wine and stir over a medium heat
Add the tomato puree to the ragu in the big pot and remember to stir to avoid any bits being burnt at the bottom
Pour the red wine and the water into the big pot and bring to a simmer
Add the oregano and stir
Place the lid to the pot and put the pot in the pre-heated oven for around 2 hours. Duringthis cooking time, stir the ragu a few times
One hour into the cooking time, add the porcini and sliced chestnut mushrooms to the ragu
To prepare the pasta, boil some water in a saucepan with some salt. Add the tagliatelle into the boiling water and drain once ready
Serve the ragu on top of the pasta, finished off with some grated parmesan