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Italian Sausage Ragu Recipe
Italian sausage ragu is a classic dish from the rustic kitchens of Italy. It starts with a traditional soffritto—a mix of onion, celery, and carrot cooked in oil. Then, pork sausage and tomato passata are added to create a rich sauce.This sauce is somewhat similar to the well-known Bolognese, but it uses sausage instead of ground meat and generally takes less time to make.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 421 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 500 g sausage - 1.1 pound (Italian mild sausage)
- 1 carrot - small
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 onion - small
- 1 bay leaf
- 300 g tomato - 1 ¼ cup of tomato passata or crashed peeled tomato
- 100 ml dry red wine - ½ cup
- 3 tablespoons olive oil - extra virgin
- salt - to taste
- black pepper - to taste (optional)
Instructions
- To prepare the Italian sausage ragu recipe, start by removing the sausages from their casings. Then cut them into small pieces and mash them well with a fork.
- Next, prepare the soffritto. Chop the celery, carrot and onion. Depending on your taste, you can cut them into small cubes with a knife or you can use a blender to chop them even more.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the chopped vegetables and a bay leaf. Wilt them slowly over low heat for a few minutes and salt them lightly.
- Now add the sausage. Cook over a high heat, stirring constantly, for about a minute.
- Add the red wine. When the alcohol has evaporated, reduce the flame to low. Finally, add the tomato. Stir and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- NOTE: Whether or not to add salt and pepper depends on the type of sausage you are using. Of course, if the sausage is very salty, it is not necessary to add flavour.
- Finish cooking the ragu over a low heat for about 45 minutes. If the sausage ragu seems too dry or you prefer it less thick, add a cup of vegetable broth or even just hot water.
- At the end of the cooking time, the sausage ragout is ready. Use it as you like. Add it to the pasta of your choice or to top a delicious bruschetta! Buon Appetito!
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Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
421kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
16g
(32%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
18g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
655mg
(27%)
Potassium
482mg
(14%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
2651IU
(53%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 421
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 421kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 16g | 32% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 655mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 482mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 2651IU | 53% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.