Italian Sausage & Beef Ragu

Name: Italian Sausage & Beef Ragu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil (, separated); 1 lb / 500g ground beef ((mince) (not lean)); 0.8 lb / 400g Italian pork sausages (, meat removed from casings (Note 1)); 3 garlic cloves (, minced); 1 large onion (, finely chopped (brown or white) (Note 2)); 1 carrot (, finely chopped or shredded (Note 2)); 1 large stalk of celery (, finely chopped (Note 2)); 1 tsp each dried thyme leaves and dried rosemary; 1 cup red wine ((Note 3)); 2 cups beef broth / stock; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 28 oz / 800 g can crushed tomatoes ((Note 4)); 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp salt; Black pepper; 8 oz / 250 g pasta of choice ((I used pappardelle, the wide pasta pictured in the photos)); Parmigiano-Reggiano (, freshly grated)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:3h

Recipe video above. Cooked long and slow but super easy, this is a pasta done seriously right, the real proper Italian way with incredible extra richness and flavour from the Italian sausages. Make this on the stove or in your slow cooker!

Updated at: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:10:03 GMT