Risotto al Ragù | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 1 onion (peeled and quartered)
• 1 carrot (peeled and halved)
• 1 stick celery (halved)
• 1 small clove garlic (peeled)
• 1 handful fresh parsley
• 75 grams rindless streaky bacon
• 4 anchovy fillets (optional)
• 50 grams unsalted butter plus 1 tablespoon extra
• ½ teaspoon regular olive oil
• 250 grams minced beef
• 80 millilitres marsala
• 1 x 400 grams can chopped tomatoes
• 1 x 15ml tablespoon tomato puree
• 2 x 15ml tablespoons full fat milk
• 2 litres veal stock or use a mixture of beef and chicken stock
• 2 bay leaves
• 500 grams risotto rice
• 6 x 15ml tablespoons grated Parmesan plus extra to serve
• Maldon sea salt flakes to taste
• black pepper to taste