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Season 1 Finale: The 6-Hour Ragù

The one we wrote a paper about.

Iain6 serves360 min
PastaBeefPork

Six hours, three meats, one obsessive temperature graph. The recipe that broke 10,000 forks.

Method

  1. 1

    Render and brown

    Pancetta first, then meats in batches. Get color. Color is flavor.

  2. 2

    Soffritto slow

    Same pot. Sweat the vegetables 25 minutes until jammy.

  3. 3

    Milk first

    Reduce milk completely before adding wine. This is the trick.

  4. 4

    Low and forever

    Tomatoes in. Barely a simmer for 4+ hours. Stir occasionally. Watch a film.