Rigatoni with Meat Sauce (Rigatoni al Ragù di Carne) | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 large carrot, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 whole raw duck leg
• 1 lb (450 g) ground beef
• 1 Italian sausage, spicy or mild, casing removed
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) red wine
• 1 can (28 oz/796 ml) whole plum tomatoes, coarsely crushed with your hands
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) beef or chicken broth
• 4 thyme sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 3/4 lb (340 g) mezze rigatoni, garganellior other short pasta with a large opening
• 1/2 cup (35 g) Parmesan cheese, freshly grated