pasta with beef and ricotta

pasta with beef and ricotta
Originally uploaded by kattebelletje.

Bow-shaped pasta with a sauce of slowly simmered beef. Fry some cut onions, 2 cloves of garlic, celery stalks and carrot in some olive oil. Then cut up the beef in chunks and fry along with the vegetables. Add a tin of plum tomatoes in juice and bring to a simmer, add salt, pepper and a tablespoon of sugar. Leave to cook for preferably 2 hours. When it is time to eat, cook some bow-shaped pasta or another shape of pasta. When cooked, drain and put on plates. Add a large ladle of sauce on each plate, toss with the pasta. Put some chunks of ricotta on top, scatter with basil leaves and parsley, and add extra parmesan for flavour. Drizzle on some olive oil. On the side a simple green salad will do. Enjoy!