Ragù alla Napoletana (Traditional Italian Sunday Meat Sauce)

Name: Ragù alla Napoletana (Traditional Italian Sunday Meat Sauce)
Total time: 240 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs Beef Chuck Roast, cut into fist size chunks; 1.5 lbs Beef Short Ribs; 4 Pork Ribs; 3 Sweet Italian Sausages, cut in half; 3 jars (24 oz each) Tomato Passata; 2 tbsp Tomato Paste; 1 Yellow Onion, chopped; 0.5 cup Dry Red Wine; 1 tbsp Lard (Strutto); to taste Salt; to taste Black Pepper; Water, for rinsing the jars

240 mins

Serves 1

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Ragù alla Napoletana (Traditional Italian Sunday Meat Sauce)

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240 mins

Serves 1

Directions

1Start by browning the meat in a little lard to give it some color.
2Add some pork.
3Add some chopped onions and mix it all up.
4Once the onions soften up, add in some wine.
5Let the wine cook out.
6Add in some tomato paste.
7Add tomato passata.
8Add water, salt, and pepper.
9Throw in the sausage.
10Mix this up.
11Once you hear the sound (of simmering), turn down the heat and cook it on low for four hours.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs Beef Chuck Roast, cut into fist size chunks
1.5 lbs Beef Short Ribs
4 Pork Ribs
3 Sweet Italian Sausages, cut in half
3 jars (24 oz each) Tomato Passata
2 tbsp Tomato Paste
1 Yellow Onion, chopped
0.5 cup Dry Red Wine
1 tbsp Lard (Strutto)
to taste Salt
to taste Black Pepper
Water, for rinsing the jars

Equipment

large pot

Tips

You are looking for a deep, dark mahogany color and a thin layer of flavorful oil resting on the top.
Stir a few times to make sure nothing sticks.