Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thick, slowly cooked, meat-based sauce, to which vegetables, milk, and wine may be added, typically served over pasta.
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- noun An
Italian pasta sauce containingmeat andtomatoes .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Like the meatballs this ragu is a blend of pork, beef and veal.
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So here is the meat sauce I know as ragu alla Bolognese.
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According to Diner’s Journal the meatballs are “slow braised in ragu, smothered in caciocavallo cheese, garnished with arugula and sandwiched between two squares of homemade potato-ricotta foccacia.”
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I liked it but wish it had more ragu, which is usually my favorite part of lasagne.
Archive 2009-03-01 Laura 2009
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I liked it but wish it had more ragu, which is usually my favorite part of lasagne.
Back In The Saddle: Daring Bakers' Lasagne Laura 2009
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But it bears no resemblance to a traditional Italian 'bolognese', known as a ragu, which has no garlic whatsoever, nor a single herb.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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But it bears no resemblance to a traditional Italian 'bolognese', known as a ragu, which has no garlic whatsoever, nor a single herb.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Scott said absolutely not, because on search, someone is searching on "ragu" not on "sauce".
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I also get to try typical English dishes like shepherd's pie which is a kind of ragu with potatoes, "Capello said.
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Thick papardelle tossed with a hearty rabbit ragu can take the chill off the frostiest of November nights, while chilli-spiked spaghetti studded with plump briney clams is the very essence of an Italian summer's evening.
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