Heavy pasta sauce

A traditional ragu may be too much trouble. So go for something a little bit different and try a Sugo di Carne.

Ingredients

1⁄2 pound beef (ground or minced)
2 1⁄2 cups pureed tomato
1⁄2 cup wine (dry white wine, such as Chardonnay or Chenin Blanc)
3 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin olive oil)
2 tablespoons cream
3 tablespoons butter
1 carrot (peeled and diced)
1⁄2 celery (diced)
1 clove garlic (chopped finely)
  seasoning (salt and pepper to taste)
1 pinch nutmeg (ground)

Instructions

  1. Heat oil and butter in a saucepan on meidum, and while you're waiting, finish dicing the celery and carrot, and chopping up the garlic clove.
  2. Add carrot, celery and garlic, then add the ground beef.
  3. Put tomatoes, wine and cream in the saucepan and simmer for an hour.
  4. A pinch of nutmeg and you're ready to go.
Yield
4 servings
Preparation time 5 minutes
Cooking time 0 minutes
Total time
5 minutes

Notes

Ideal for a full bodied pasta dinner.

moderate, sauce
pasta sauce, meat, side dish
Italian food recipes