Slow cooked sausage meat pasta sauce
Pork & gammon
Slow cooked sausage meat pasta sauce
As well as making a 'grown up' alternative to bolognese, it also makes a great pasta al forno or lasagne.
Ingredients
- 350/500g pork mince
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- olive oil
- 2 red onions, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 dried chillies, crumbled (or use chilli flakes)
- 2 bay leaves
- large glass red wine
- 2 tins chopped tomatoes
- nutmeg
- 100g Parmesan, grated
- 250ml double cream or crème fraîche
- salt and pepper
Method
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Step 1
Mix the pork with the fennel seeds and season well. If you are ahead of the game, compact in a bowl and refrigerate overnight - this will give a slightly sausagey, lumpy texture.
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Step 2
Fry in a flameproof casserole dish in olive oil for 5 minutes, stirring continuously. Add the onion, garlic, chilli, and bay leaves, and fry gently for 30 minutes. Turn up the heat and add the red wine. Stir for a couple of minutes, then add the chopped tomatoes.
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Step 3
Bring to the boil, allow some of the liquid to evaporate, then put on a lid and simmer for 1 hour. Grate in some nutmeg, most of the Parmesan and the cream/crème fraîche and remove from the heat. Stir well and check the seasoning. Serve with pasta, the rest of the Parmesan and a green salad.
