Pete’s Nonna’s Meat Sauce

Peter Colman, Vermont Salumi

Ingredients

• 28.2 oz. can crushed tomatoes

• 1 carrot

• 1 stalk of celery

• 1/2 onion

• 3.5 oz. sausage (1 link)

• 3 oz. ground beef

• 1/2 cup white wine

• Salt, to taste

• Red pepper flakes, basil, cloves, or just about anything else! (optional)

Preparation

1. Cut all veggies to a medium dice.

2. Add olive oil to a large sauce pan and saute veggies for 10 minutes over medium heat.

3. Add sausage and ground beef and continue to saute for 5 more minutes.

4. Add wine and tomatoes and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.

5. Run immersion blender through sauce until a uniform texture is achieved.

6. Add salt, to taste.

7. Mix al dente pasta with sauce to preferred consistency and serve with parmesan cheese and a drizzle of olive oil.

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