From The Straits Times    |

 

Serves 8 Prep time 10 mins
Cook time 1.5 – 2hours

1kg Organic Penne Pasta
Salt & Pepper to taste
150g True Organic Pecorino cheese, grated

The Ragu
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 chopped cloves of garlic
1 chopped medium-sized onion
1 cup diced celery
2 cups diced carrots
1 kg cubed organic beef knuckle or gravy beef 
1 cup dry red wine
1 cup True Organic milk
1 x 400g can of tomatoes 
150g salted anchovies (strained from oil)
1 cup water
Handful of fresh rosemary and/or thyme

1 Cook garlic and onion in olive oil. Add celery and carrot and cook until the onion starts sticking to the bottom and turning brown.
2 Stir in the diced beef which will release some meat juices. Use a wooden spoon to loosen the stuck bits. After the meat juices evaporate (10 -15 mins), do not stir and let it form a crust on the bottom. Before the crust burns, add the wine, then stir to dissolve the crust. Let it simmer on low to medium heat.
3 When the wine is almost evaporated and a new crust forms on the bottom, add the milk and stir up the crust and let the milk simmer away gently until almost gone but not dry
4 When the beef mixture is reduced, add the tomatoes, water and anchovies. Stir well, add herbs and reduce to low heat.
5 Cover with lid and let it simmer until the meat is tender (about 1 hour). Check it from time to time, so it does not burn and add water if necessary. Add salt and pepper to season and set aside.
6 Boil penne pasta in salted water until ‘al dente’ (around 6 – 8 mins). Strain and keep aside.
7 In a pot, mix the boiled pasta and beef ragu. Serve with cracked pepper and grated Pecorino cheese with some nice crusty bread.

True Organic is an Australian brand that offers certified organic milk and cheese products – with no chemicals, perticides or artificial hormones – available at Fairprice Finest supermarkets at Bukit Timah Plaza, Thompson Plaza, Marine Parade and Century Square, as well as selected NTUC Fairprice stores. True Organic milk and cheeses are priced at $3.40 and $7.90 – $8.80 respectively.