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Veal and Porcini Ragu by Deb Middleton

Serves 6

Preparation: 30 mins

Cooking Time: 1 hour

1 kg diced veal, preferably rump

2 stalks parsely, sage, rosemary

2 star anise

½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

¼ cup olive oil

1 brown onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced

500g swiss brown mushrooms, finely diced

50g dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in warm water for ½ hour

1 teaspoon porcini powder (available from the Essential Ingredient)

1 tub tomato paste

250ml dry red wine

250ml dry white wine

Salt and petter.

Preheat oven to 150 degrees C

Heat a large non-stick pan, add veal and cook until brown. Add herb stalks, star anise and nutmeg. Stir to combine and then set aside.

Heat olive oil in large heavy-based oven-proof saucepan, add onion and garlic and saute until soft. Add sliced Swiss brown mushrooms, soaked porcini and porcini powder to the pot and simmer with lid on until mushrooms are reduced and well cooked. Add tomato paste and cook stirring for 3