Tag: Polenta

Shortribs, Italian Style with Gnocchi
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Beef Shortribs, Italiano

I am a huge fan of both shortribs and oxtails. They have a wonderful, unctuous texture when braised in a sauce of stock, wine and chopped vegetables. They do take a bit of prep., but once they are in the oven, that’s pretty much it. And I think a very good thing! And…there are usually […]

Polenta with Veal or Beef Ragu, Fancy Bowl with Dark Blue Trim
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Veal or Beef Mushroom Ragu With Polenta

It was definitely time to go through the freezer and use up stuff. I found a package of ground veal and thought “what am I going to do with this?” Meatballs? No, not really. Spaghetti? Nope…lightening strikes; I know, we haven’t had polenta for a while, so how about a ragu to put on top […]