Beef and Sausage Sauce
Why I Love This Recipe
A good hearty sauce. Use sweet or hot Italian sausages to suit your taste. This sauce can top up any kind of pasta, and it is also great with polenta, as shown here.
Ingredients You'll Need
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (optional)
1 pound ground beef
1 pound Italian sausages
4 cups sliced mushrooms
2 cans (28 oz. each) stewed tomatoes
1 can (13 oz.) tomato paste
Salt and pepper
Note:
Can add bell peppers, chop & add to frying pan with onions.
Directions
A good hearty sauce. Use sweet or hot Italian sausages to suit your taste. This sauce can top up any kind of pasta, and it is also great with polenta, as shown here.
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper flakes (optional)
1 pound ground beef
1 pound Italian sausages
4 cups sliced mushrooms
2 cans (28 oz. each) stewed tomatoes
1 can (13 oz.) tomato paste
Salt and pepper
Heat oil in a large frying pan. Add onions, garlic and hot pepper flakes and cook until softened.
Add beef. Remove sausage meat from casings, break up and add to pan. Cook until the meat is browned. Drain off fat.
Add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and tomato paste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
Makes 8 servings.
Note:
Can add bell peppers, chop & add to frying pan with onions.
