"Any short, tubular pasta will work with this meaty ragù. We used sedanini ("little celery") on the cover, but easier-to-find rigatoni and penne are great, too...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 medium onion, quartered
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1 carrot, peeled, cut into 1" pieces
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1 celery stalk, cut into 1" pieces
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4 garlic cloves
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2 teaspoons fresh oregano leaves
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1/4 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
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1/2 cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley, divided
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1 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes
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1/4 cup olive oil
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1 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
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1 pound ground pork
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Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
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1 tablespoon tomato paste
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1 pound mezzi rigatoni or penne rigate
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3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan or Grana Padano plus more