Abruzzo’s Lamb Ragu and Pasta alla Chitarra

Iconic Pasta alla Chitarra with Lamb Ragu makes for delicious Sunday family suppers Lamb Ragu is the standard among pasta sauces in Italy’s Abruzzo, paired with the region’s iconic Pasta alla Chitarra which is made by pressing sheets of pasta dough through what resembles strings on a device that looks much like a country guitar. In fact, the word chitarra in Italian means “guitar”. My grandmother, who immigrated to the US from Abruzzo, made this dish nearly every Sunday and the entire family devoured more than our share of it. Made as it is, the pasta noodles make for an... Read more →