WINE & FOOD AFFAIR RECIPES

Main Dish

Pasta Al Forno

Soda Rock Winery

8015 Highway 128
Healdsburg, CA 95448
sodarockwinery.com

Rich and Hearty Sicilian Style Baked Pasta... Wine Country Comfort Food!

Ingredients:
  • 500 grams Beef Minced
  • 1/2 glass White Wine
  • 100 grams Peas
  • 1 each Carrot Chopped
  • 1 each Celery Chopped
  • 1 each Onion Chopped
  • 1-2 cloves Garlic Chopped
  • 1 bunch Basil Leaves Chopped
  • 2 1/2 cups Canned Tomato
  • 400 grams Tortiglioni Pasta Cooked
  • 300 grams Caciocavallo or Mozzarella Cut in pieces
  • 50 grams Parmesan Shredded
  • To Taste dash Salt/Pepper
Section Directions:
Step 1: SAUCE

Chop the carrot, onion, garlic and celery finely.
Fry the vegetables in olive oil until they are softening. Be careful not to allow them to burn!
Add the minced meat and cook until browned.
Then add the tomato concentrate and stir well.
Add the glass of wine and stir well again.
When the wine has evaporated pour in the tomato pulp and mix it in well with the meat.
Add the basil leaves and salt and pepper as required.
Cover the sauce and allow to simmer on a low heat for at least an hour, stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick. If it gets too thick add some water. 
15 minutes before the sauce is ready add the peas.

Step 2: PASTA

Put salted water on to boil for the pasta. Cook the pasta 2-3 minutes less than instructed on the packet. Strain and add the pasta to the meat sauce when it is ready.
Mix the pasta and sauce well and allow to cool.

Step 3: COMBINE & BAKE

Put a layer of pasta with sauce on the bottom of an oven dish.
Make another layer with thick pieces of mozzarella.
Add another layer of pasta with meat sauce and again some mozzarella.
Finish with a layer of pasta.
Sprinkle with parmesan and bake in a pre-heated oven 180-200° until the top layer starts to crisp (30-40 mins).

Soda Rock Winery

8015 Highway 128
Healdsburg, CA 95448
sodarockwinery.com

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