Venison Bolognese

 

      Another good venison recipe that lends itself well to Italian Cuisine.  Bolognese sauce, known in Italian as ragù alla Bolognese or ragù Bolognese is a meat-based sauce in Italian cuisine, typical of the city of Bologna. It almost always involves a whisked egg.  Although you can choose your cut and method of prep, I chose to use ground venison.  Axis venison has a lean taste and works well with many recipes.  A good lean whitetail will work as well.  Since Axis venison is less than 1% fat, I mixed ground pork at a 25% ratio when I made mine.  This is more of a whole meat sauce rather than emphasis on marinara or alfredo sauces.  

 3 tbsp. olive oil

½ yellow onion, finely diced

½ cup finely diced carrots

1 lb. ground venison

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning

1 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

1 Tbsp tomato paste

1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

1 cup dry red wine

½ cup crushed tomatoes (Centos are best) 

1 egg, whisked

Parsley for garnish

Parmesan

Fettucine or choice of pasta, this varies due to taste

      Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.  Once hot, add the onion and carrot and sauté until the onion starts to soften, about 5-7 minutes.  Then add the ground venison and brown the meat, cooking for about 8 minutes and breaking up the meat as it cooks.

Vegetable and Seasoned Venison Burger simmering

Simmering pasta    

      Prepare pasta according to directions.  When done, drain, return to pot, and add whisked egg.  Stir to mix.  Back to the venison, add the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper, crushed tomatoes, and tomato paste and sauté for 2 minutes to let the flavors release.  Reduce to low heat.  

      Plate pasta, top with mixture, parsley, and parmesan, and serve.  Actually, fairly simple to make it is delicious with garlic baguette and a fresh green salad.  

     It is delicious, but in all honesty this sauce could use more half n half or beef broth to make it a bit more savory.   

""Pasta doesn't make you fat. How much pasta you eat makes you fat." 

 Giada De Laurentiis

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Rich Hilts

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