Recipe: Wild mushroom and beef ragù with Paul Clüver Village Pinot Noir

Monday, 7 July, 2025
Paul Clüver Family Wines
This oxtail ragù with pasta is the ultimate winter comfort dish. For the ultimate pairing, enjoy it with Paul Clüver Village Pinot Noir.

Chef Carla from Bloem Restaurant has created the perfect winter pairing to showcase our Village Pinot Noir 2024. Slow-cooked in Paul Clüver Village Pinot Noir, it delivers rich, hearty flavours and melt-in-your-mouth tenderness. Paired with silky homemade pasta, it’s perfect for gathering around the table with family and friends.

For the perfect match, enjoy it with a glass of Paul Clüver Village Pinot Noir.

Recipe: Wild mushroom and beef ragù

Ingredients

Beef ragú

  • 1 x Onion
  • 2 x Cloves of garlic
  • 2 x Carrots
  • 1 x Punnet mushrooms
  • 1kg Oxtail
  • 1 x Tin tomato
  • 30g Tomato paste
  • 250ml Paul Clüver Village Pinot Noir
  • 5 x Bay leaves

Pappardelle pasta

  • 500g 00’ Flour
  • 400g Egg yolks

Method

Beef ragú

  1. Heat up the casserole and a dash of oil and seal of oxtail until golden brown.
  2. Remove the meat from the pot and keep it on the side.
  3. Chop the onion, garlic and sauté in the same casserole until golden brown.
  4. Cube carrots and slice mushrooms add to the pot and sauté
  5. Add the oxtail back in the pot add the tomato paste and Red wine and cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the tinned tomato and bay leaf, close the lid on the pot.
  7. Cook for 2-3 hours on a low heat until the meat is soft and falls off the bone.
  8. Pick the bones out and season the ragù with salt.

Pappardelle pasta

  1. Combine the flour with the egg yolks and knead until dough is formed.
  2. Develop the gluten by kneading the dough until it's smooth and shiny.
  3. Rest for 1 h in the fridge and start rolling out the pasta dough in different forms and shapes.
  4. Add the rolled out pasta to boiling water and cook until Al dente.
  5. Add the pasta to the Ragù and stir until combined.
  6. Finish with parmesan cheese and chives.
  7. Dish up and enjoy this with Paul Clüver Village Pinot Noir.