Beef Pork Italian Sauce (Printable Version)

# What You'll Need:

→ Base

01 - A splash of olive oil (1-2 tbsp)

02 - Beef mince (2 pounds)

03 - Pork sausage meat, removed from casings (1 pound)

→ Vegetables & Aromatics

04 - Chopped onion (1 whole)

05 - Diced celery (2 sticks)

06 - Chopped carrots (2 medium)

07 - Crushed garlic (2-3 cloves)

08 - Rosemary needles (from 1 fresh sprig)

→ Liquids & Tomatoes

09 - Good red wine (1 cup/250ml)

10 - Tinned diced tomatoes (14oz/400g)

11 - Smooth tomato sauce or passata (17.5oz/500ml)

12 - Concentrated tomato paste (3 tbsp)

→ Seasonings

13 - Salt according to preference

14 - Ground black pepper (½ tsp)

# Preparation Steps:

01 - Warm up the olive oil in a big pot, then throw in onions, carrots, celery, garlic and rosemary. Let them cook gently for 10 minutes without letting them brown

02 - Toss in the beef mince and sausage meat, break it apart with your utensil, and keep cooking until all meat turns brown

03 - Dump in your red wine and let it bubble away for 10 minutes on medium heat

04 - Mix in all tomato ingredients, salt, and pepper. When it starts bubbling, pop a lid on and let it cook slowly for 1.5 hours. Give it a stir now and then

# Additional Tips:

01 - Pour in some water if it gets too thick during cooking

02 - You want a rich, chunky meat sauce at the end

03 - Go for any proper red wine but skip the cheap cooking wine bottles

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