Tagliatelle al Ragù, for two
A four-hour Bolognese reduced to velvet, twirled over hand-cut ribbons. The dish that turns an ordinary Tuesday into an occasion.
- Cook Time
- 4 hrs
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Pairing
- Chianti Classico
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