Wild Boar Ragu Recipe - Andrew Zimmern

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 8 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, chopped
• 2 pounds diced wild boar meat from the leg or shoulder, trimmed very well of fat and sinew
• 2 celery ribs, minced
• 2 carrots, minced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 8 anchovy filets, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon dried red chile flakes
• 2 tablespoons AZ & Badia Italian Seasoning , or your favorite all-purpose Italian seasoning
• A few sprigs of fresh basil
• 3 cups red wine (I like to use a Rhone from E. Guigal for cooking)
• 32 oz crushed San Marzano tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 12 ounces Italian Pecorino Romano
• 1 pound dried rigatoni, paccheri or calamari shaped pasta