Beef Short Rib Ragu is slow cooked for a rich, flavorful sauce of tender beef, tomatoes and mushrooms served over pappardelle pasta. My grandfather would always make THE BEST beef short rib ragu, which was weird because he was Polish. For years I could never figure out why this Polish guy was so great at making Italian food. One day, when speaking with my mother, a memory came to mind. She began to tell me how the family would drive out to a cabin on the lake in upstate New York and while passing time, the adults would spend the day cooking. She said there were several Italian friends cooking…