This is my daddy’s recipe. Our family tradition includes peas, also because is the typical stuffed of arancini , a sicilian ball of rice and meat,covered with eggs and bread chunks, and fully fried.
Time: 1 hour and ½
Ingredients: The proportion are thought for a lots of ragu’: you can always freeze it and use whenever you need.
- 500 gr minced beef and pork
- 1 glass red wine
- 3 carrots
- 2 onions
- celery
- 1l tomatoes sauces
- 500 gr tin tomatoes
- 1 can peas (optional)
- 1 spoon tomato paste
- olive oil, pepper, salt
1. Peal and cut finely onions,celery and carrots or use a mixer. Let them sweat in a big pot with some heated olive oil.
2.Add the meat, spoon of tomato paste and a glass of red wine. Let the wine evaporate.
3.Add the tomatoes sauces and tomatoes can,season with pepper and salt in good amount.
4.Cover with a lid and turn to a very low temperature, cook for 1 hour, stiring every now and then.
5. (Optional) The last 10 minutes add your peas, in this way they won’t cook too long.
Buon appetito!