🍝 Elena's Ragu sauce - Tuscan style

tomo_ya
tomo_ya @tomo
Bristol, England, United Kingdom

A Tuscan grown-up friend, Elena, taught this amazing recipe, she learned from her grandma.
Some elements are surprising to me, and a great learning to feel the real taste of Tuscany.
Credit to @eliegianni

#realitalian #pastasauce #homemade #mycookbook #basics

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Ingredients

3 hrs
8 servings
  1. 400 gbeef ground
  2. 400 gpork ground
  3. 200 gchicken liver
  4. 2Italian sausages
  5. 3onions
  6. 3carrots
  7. 3 stalkscelery
  8. 8 clovesgarlic
  9. 3tinns of peeled tomatoes
  10. 350 mlred wine
  11. 4table spoons of extra virgin olive oil
  12. Salt
  13. Halfchilli

Cooking Instructions

3 hrs
  1. 1

    Key is to chop vegetables in the same size, and tiny

  2. 2

    Pour extra virgin olive oil plenty of them to almost 'fry' the vegetables. DON'T add salt now, as it takes out water from vegetables.

  3. 3

    Use bigger pan and high heat to almost burn the vegetables to add flavour. That's the surprising point, burn.... Once burn, add salt, a bit stronger.

  4. 4

    Take the skin of sausages out. Only spices used are from the sausages. Not liver here, yet.

  5. 5

    Add the meats into the pan with the vegetables

  6. 6

    Chop chicken liver into almost paste

  7. 7

    When the meats and vegetables get dark brown, add chicken liver. Tasting if enough salt!?!?

  8. 8

    Once mixed well, and colour changed, pour the red wine. Use good wines, with a bit of acidity

  9. 9

    Then, add tinned peeled tomatoes. Then, add a half piece of chilli.

  10. 10

    Use lower heat for an hour minimum. You might taste better the day after, even.

  11. 11

    When eating with pasta, use thicker pastas.

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Chris Gan
Chris Gan @ChrissyAlpha
Looking at this is making me so hungry! Would love to try this if I can get my hands on some chicken liver.

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a Japanese in Bristol, UK. Love simple and basic. Fresh and seasonal produces are key.#homecooking
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