Wild Boar Ragù With Soft Polenta

Ingredients

  • 450 g (1 lb) boneless wild boar for stewing, trimmed of fat and cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 2 onions
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 250 ml (8½ fl oz) full-bodied red wine
  • 15 juniper berries, lightly crushed
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 celery stick, chopped
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes, about 400 g
  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 300 ml (10 fl oz) beef stock, preferably home-made
  • 10 g (1/4 oz) dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed to remove any grit
  • a few sprigs of fresh herbs (rosemary, sage, oregano or parsley), leaves coarsely chopped
  • salt and pepper
  • For the ricotta and rosemary polenta:
  • 300 g (10½ oz) instant polenta
  • 100 g (3½ oz) ricotta cheese
  • 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary

Description

Wild Boar Is A Favourite Throughout Tuscany And Umbria. Here It Is Cooked With Lots Of Garlic, Herbs And Spices To Make A Wonderful Thick Sauce (ragù) For Polenta. Serve With A Rocket And Radicchio Salad – Their Slight Bitterness Is A Great Foil For Th

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