{"id":11795,"date":"2022-05-31T15:20:52","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T21:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/?p=11795"},"modified":"2023-03-08T10:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:23:39","slug":"have-you-tried-wild-boar-ragu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/tips-guides\/have-you-tried-wild-boar-ragu\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you tried Wild Boar Ragu?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11801 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0450-social-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ingredients- Wild Boar Ragu- Urban Butcher \" width=\"477\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0450-social-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0450-social-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0450-social-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0450-social-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0450-social.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3 lbs Wild Boar Shoulder<\/li>\n<li>1 tbs olive or canola oil<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp smoked paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, diced (large)<\/li>\n<li>1 celery, diced (large)<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, diced (large)<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves of garlic, diced (large)<\/li>\n<li>2 tbs tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1 cup dry red wine<\/li>\n<li>1 cup beef or veal broth<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp rosemary<\/li>\n<li>1 tbs thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 can diced tomatoes (~800ml)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp maple syrup<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>3-4 bay leaves<\/li>\n<li>2 tbs cream<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup parsley, chopped<\/li>\n<li>500g tagliatelle pasta<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"color: #515151;\">Preheat the oven to 325F. Dry the boar shoulder with paper towel and season with salt, pepper and smoked paprika (Urban Butcher in Calgary carries this AMAZING Triple Smoke Smoked Paprika from Vancouver Island that smells absolutely incredible). Heat the oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Once heated (you can wet your fingers with water and flick it at the oil, if it spits, its hot enough), place the boar shoulder in to sear. Sear on all sides until brown, about 3-4 mins a side. Don\u2019t worry if it leaves some browning on the bottom, that is all flavour and will be picked up in the sauce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11802 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0460-social-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Raw Boar Shoulder- Urban Butcher\" width=\"252\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0460-social-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0460-social-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0460-social-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0460-social-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0460-social.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"color: #515151;\">Once the boar is seared, remove it from the dutch oven and set aside. Add the onion, celery and carrots, and saut\u00e9 3-4 mins until they start to soften and the onions begin to become translucent. Add the garlic, and saut\u00e9 until it becomes fragrant. Add the rosemary and thyme, and season the veggies with salt and pepper. Saut\u00e9 for a minute and add the tomato paste. Saut\u00e9 for an additional minute or two and ensure all the veggies are coated. Add the wine to deglaze the pan \u2013 scrape the bottom of the pan with your wooden spoon to get all of those little brown bits off the bottom of the pan. This will help not only clean your pan, but add flavour to your sauce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"color: #515151;\">Simmer that for 2-3 mins until the liquid starts to thicken. Add the broth and simmer until the liquid is reduced by about 1\/3. Add the diced tomatoes, lemon juice and maple syrup. Stir to ensure everything is fully combined. Taste test to see if it needs salt, pepper, acidity (the brightness of the lemon juice) or sweetness (maple syrup). Add more if you think it needs something. Add the bay leaves and bring the sauce back to a simmer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11803 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0490-social-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Wild Boar Ragu in pan- Urban Butcher\" width=\"348\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0490-social-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0490-social-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0490-social-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0490-social-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0490-social.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"color: #515151;\">Now, add the boar shoulder back to the pan. Place the lid back on and place in the oven for about 3.5 hours until it is fall apart tender. Remove the shoulder from the pan and place into another bowl (baking dish works too). Using two forks, shred the boar shoulder. Doing it in a dish makes it easier to handle and navigate, without having sauce in the way. Once all of the meat is shredded, add it back to the sauce and mix in the cream. It should now be a pretty thick sauce. Set aside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"color: #515151;\">Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water (with a pinch of salt) to a boil. Add the tagliatelle and cook until al dente. Before draining, reserve 1 cup of pasta water. Add the pasta water to the sauce to bring it to a nice saucey consistency. The starches in the water will help the sauce stick to the pasta, so make sure you use pasta water, not just regular water. Drain the pasta and add it to your sauce. Mix together thoroughly so you get a good distribution of sauce, meat and noodles. Distribute between your plates (usually 1-2 cups pasta per person, depending how hungry they are) and top with parsley. Serve immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"color: #515151;\">Serves 6-8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11804 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0604-Social-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Finished Wild Boar Ragu- Urban Butcher\" width=\"586\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0604-Social-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0604-Social-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0604-Social-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0604-Social-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSC_0604-Social.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking to purchase a Urban Butcher Wild Boar Shoulder? Click <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/product\/wild-boar-boneless-shoulder\/\">here<\/a> to visit our online shop or <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/contact-us\/\">here<\/a> for directions to our shop.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to tag us on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/urbanbutcheryyc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@urbanbutcheryyc<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Recipe created by: <a href=\"https:\/\/winefoodandfriends.net\/recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wine, Food &amp; Friends<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients: 3 lbs Wild Boar Shoulder 1 tbs olive or canola oil Salt &amp; pepper 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 onion, diced (large) 1 celery, diced (large) 2 carrots, diced (large) 4 cloves of garlic, diced (large) 2 tbs tomato paste 1 cup dry red wine 1 cup beef or veal broth 1 tsp rosemary 1 tbs thyme 1 can&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/tips-guides\/have-you-tried-wild-boar-ragu\/\" class=\"view-more\"><span>View more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":11800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[79,610,631,307,630,629],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11795"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11795"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11918,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11795\/revisions\/11918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbutcher.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}