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Pasta alla Genovese

Despite the name, a Neapolitan classic: beef cooked for hours with a mountain of onions until they melt into a sweet, savory sauce. The pasta comes first, then the meat itself as the second course.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total5 h 30 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1.1 kgbeef for braising, a mix of cuts, one cut kept as a single large piece
  • 160 mlextra-virgin olive oil
  • 2.2 kgyellow onions, sliced thin
  • to tastefine sea salt

To serve

  • 400 gziti spezzati, or any short tube pasta
  • 55 gpecorino cheese, grated

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Tyramine

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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