Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil (divided, as needed)
  • 1 pound ground pork and/or ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1/2 pound mushrooms. chopped
  • 1 large pepper, any color, diced
  • 1 large apple, diced
  • 2-4 tablespoons garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup dry sherry or white wine or dry white vermouth
  • 3 tablespoons thyme, dried (more or less to taste)
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 pound pasta, your favorite variety
  • Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded (as deisired)
  • pepper
  • salt

Instruction

  • In a large skillet, over medium to medium-high heat, cook ground pork and/or ground beef until no longer pink. Break up the meat with a wooden spoon into small pieces.
  • Add onions and continue to cook for between 3 and 4 minutes.
  • Add mushrooms into your skillet and continue to cook for about another 6 or 7 minutes and the mushrooms are tender. Stir regularly.
  • Add apples, peppers and garlic and continue to stir for another couple of minutes.
  • Add your sherry, wine or vermouth and let it reduce to almost nothing while you are stirring.
  • Add broth, vinegar and thyme and reduce heat to medium-low or low and simmer for 30 minutes, almost covered. Stir occasionally.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
  • Serve Ragu over top of pasta with Parmesan cheese. Enjoy!