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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. MARINATE THE MEAT: In a glass or ceramic bowl, combine the first group of ingredients (wine, garlic, oregano, parsley, beef). | 2. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. | 3. MAKE THE RAGU: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a thick-bottomed frying pan. | 4. Add the onion, carrot, celery and prosciutto and cook for 6 –8 minutes until soft, then remove and put into a heavy saucepan. | 5. Wipe the frying pan clean. | 6. Drain the beef, reserving the marinade. | 7. Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan, then brown the beef on all sides. | 8. Add the reserved marinade, tomatoes and sugar and cook for a few minutes. | 9. Then add this to the vegetables in the saucepan. | 10. Season with salt and pepper, cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. | 11. Remove lid and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 30 minutes. | 12. COMPLETE THE DISH: Heat the second lot of oil in the frying pan and quickly crisp the sage leaves once the oil is hot enough. | 13. Drain on kitchen paper. | 14. Then fry the pumpkin in the same oil for 6 –8 minutes until it is tender. | 15. Drain on kitchen paper, keep warm. | 16. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water, then drain and divide among four plates. | 17. Top with the ragu, then scatter with pumpkin and sage. | 18. Serve with parmesan. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
red wine	250			-	-	-	-
garlic	2	cloves	chopped	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
flat leaf parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
beef	250		diced	132600.3007	0.0	26146.0593	3048.6736
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
carrot	1		chopped	52.48	12.2624	1.1904	0.3072
celery	1	stalk	chopped	10.24	1.9008	0.4416	0.1088
prosciutto	6	slices	sliced	-	-	-	-
tomato	1	can	crushed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
sugar	1/2	teaspoon		9.177	2.2954	0.0	0.0
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
pumpkin	250		peeled cut	1237.5	270.6	84.975	5.775
sage leaf	10			-	-	-	-
pasta	2	cups		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	2	ounces	fresh-grated	209.7862	22.6796	22.6796	2.8349

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.