Slow Cooker

Spicy Pork Ragu over Perciatelli

December  6, 2011
4
3 Ratings
  • Serves 6
Author Notes

While going through my freezer the other day I stumbled across a smallish bone in pork shoulder roast and decided that it must be put to good use. We love pasta and tomato sauce so I settled in to make a pork ragu to serve over some perciatelli. I love slow cooking meats and fowl and this was a perfect dinner, with leftovers to boot!! —inpatskitchen

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 1 3 to 4 pound bone in pork shoulder roast
  • Salt, pepper and olive oil to season the roast
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cups diced onions
  • 1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 10 large brown mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 cloves minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground fennel seed
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 28 ounces tomato puree
  • 14 to 15 ounce can of whole plum tomatoes, chopped a bit
  • 1 pound perciatelli
Directions
  1. Season the roast heavily with some salt , black pepper and olive oil and then roast at 425F for 30 minutes so it browns up.
  2. While the pork is roasting saute the onions, green pepper, mushrooms and garlic in the 3 tablespoons of olive oil until the vegetables just begin to soften.
  3. Stir in the basil, oregano, red pepper flakes, ground fennel, salt and pepper and saute a minute more. Add the tomatoes and tomato puree.
  4. Place the partially roasted pork in a Dutch oven, bathe with the sauce, cover and roast in the oven at 350F for about 2 hours.
  5. After 2 hours, remove the roast from the dutch oven and pull the meat off the bones, shredding it as you go. Return the meat to the pot, cover and continue to roast at 325F for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  6. Cook the perciatelli (or your favorite pasta) according to package directions, saving some of the cooking water to thin out the ragu if need be and serve the ragu over. (about a pound of pasta for 6 servings)
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Recipe by: inpatskitchen

I think I get my love for food and cooking from my mom, who was an amazing cook. She would start baking and freezing a month before Christmas in order to host our huge open house on Christmas afternoon. I watched and I learned...to this day I try not to procrastinate when it comes to entertaining. My cooking style is pretty much all over the place, although I'm definitely partial to Greek and Italian cuisine. Oh yes, throw a little Cajun in there too!

4 Reviews

NXL April 12, 2020
This is great. Tender meat with just enough spice. Very easy to make.
 
inpatskitchen April 12, 2020
Thanks so much NXL.!
 
Transcendancing October 22, 2014
Aside from the fact I originally misread the cooking time (dinner was *late*), this was a superb recipe. Well worth the time and actually not very difficult. Such a delicious reward for so little effort is always a win for me! I didn't have a shoulder on the bone, just a rolled shoulder that after roasting for the initial 30 minutes, I cut the fat off (that was the most annoying bit for me). I actually didn't trim it too much because I knew with the long cooking time that the fat would help keep things moist and delicious - it did. Will definitely make this again.
 
inpatskitchen October 23, 2014
Thanks Transcendancing! So happy you enjoyed!