Three-meat spaghetti sauce

Serves : 4

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: about 2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 1 celery stalk
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 large carrot
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) garlic butter
• 4 mild or hot Italian sausages
• 500 gr (17 oz) ground beef
• 250 gr (9 oz) smoked meat, finely chopped
• 250 ml (1 cup) red wine
• 1 concentrated beef bouillon cube
• 156 ml (1 small can) tomato paste
• 2 l (8 cups) tomato coulis
• 500 ml (2 cups) water
• Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Using a food processor or grater, purée the onion, celery, bell pepper and carrot.
2. In a hot pot, melt the garlic butter, add the vegetable mixture and cook over high heat for 5 to 6 minutes, stirring regularly. Remove and set aside.
3. In the same pot, brown the sausage meat and ground beef over high heat for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
4. Add red wine and reduce.
5. Add the smoked meat, reserved vegetable mixture, beef bouillon cube and tomato paste and cook for a further 5 minutes.
6. Then add the tomato coulis and water, season to taste with salt and pepper, and simmer over low heat for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
7. Serve with pasta or lasagne.