Veal Ragout

Enjoy this comforting veal ragout with family.

Veal slowly cooked with vegetables, herbs and red wine makes a tasty ragout or stew. MariaKovaleva/Shutterstock

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service

Veal slowly cooked with vegetables, herbs and red wine makes a tasty ragout or stew. The pasta cooks right in with the veal and vegetables.

Helpful Hints

• You can use any type of short cut pasta such as macaroni or rigatoni instead of penne pasta.
• The recipe calls for a small amount of tomato paste. Freeze the rest for another time.
• You can find minced garlic in the produce section of the market.

Countdown

• Prepare ingredients.
• Cook veal and vegetables 30 minutes.
• Add pasta and cook another 10 minutes.

Shopping List

To buy: 3/4 pound veal stew meat, 1 can low-sodium diced tomatoes*, 1 can tomato paste, 1 small box penne pasta, 1 bottle dry red wine, 1 bottle ground coriander, 1 green bell pepper, 1 bunch celery and 1 bunch fresh thyme or bottle dried thyme.