Neapolitan-Style Meat Ragù

Ragù alla Napoletana

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Preparation info
  • Yield: About 5 cups (a little over 1 L ) of ragù, plus meat for a second course;

    6 to 8

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      5 hr

Appears in
The Italian Family Kitchen: Authentic Recipes That Celebrate Homestyle Italian Cooking

By Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander

Published 2024

  • About

This is truly a special occasion dish, usually reserved for large family Sunday lunch gatherings and holidays. Neapolitan ragù is special for a number of reasons: it’s incredibly rich and delicious, it takes a long time to make, and it provides the sauce for a first course of pasta and the meat for a second course, at the same time. We recommend pairing the ragù with fresh egg ribbon pasta, such as tagliatelle (see How to Make Fresh Egg Pasta). The meat us