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Pulled pork ragù with lemon and rosemary on fresh pasta

J. Kenji López-Alt · ♥ 4.3K likes · 206.6K views · 13 min video

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Ingredients
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  • 1½ lb leftover pulled pork
  • onion
  • olive oil
  • salt
Slice a chunk of onion and sauté in olive oil, seasoning with a little salt at the start to draw out moisture; soften without browning (sweating).
  • rosemary
  • 1 whole lemon
Chop rosemary and zest most of a lemon with a microplane.
Herbs, and why cooked pork shoulder is fast
  • dry white wine
Add the leftover pulled pork, the lemon zest and rosemary, and stir.
Add dry white wine and break the pork apart into it; cook until the wine is mostly evaporated.
  • turkey stock
  • black pepper
Add stock and simmer down a little; season with black pepper and a little salt.
  • fresh pasta
Cook fresh pasta in boiling water, a minute or two.
Matching pasta shape to sauce
  • fresh lemon juice
Taste the sauce and finish with fresh lemon juice.
Lemon juice and saucing the pasta
  • pasta water
Drop the pasta into the sauce, fold, and simmer briefly to tighten if too liquidy; plate, saving the extra sauce.