Lamb Ragu with Pappardelle [with Chocolate!] - Cooking by the Book

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped oregano
• 14 ounces ground lamb
• 2 cups lamb broth (or chicken broth)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon cacao powder
• 9 ounces dry pappardelle
• ⅓ cup mascarpone
• ¾ ounce solid (100 percent) cacao chocolate, finely grated
• Parmesan, to serve
• Wild garlic shoots, to serve (optional)
• Sea salt