2 large onions, finely chopped
1.5kg minced beef
200g(-ish) cubetti or bacon
3 – 4 cans tomatoes
1 carton passata
1 bottle red wine
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 -2 bay leaves
2 tsp sugar
salt to taste (make it a spot saltier to compenate for the pasta, later)
1 tsp ground black pepper
herbs to taste (italian dried mix, fresh basil, margarum, whatever you like)
This makes a lot of sauce. I freeze it and take out lumps of it as I need it. great for a fast supper. Server on pasta of your choice, and slap on some parmasan
Fry the onions until they’re soft and translucent.
Add the cubetti/bacon, then the mince and cook off. Stir it well to make sure you don’t get big lumps of cooked meat in the pot.
Add the tomatoes & passata, wine, bay leaf, sugar and garlic. You can add salt at the end when you taste it. The bacon will add some salt so always taste.
Simmer for an hour or so (lid off) so that it condenses down to something dry enough. At this point – taste it, lots. add herbs and pepper, and if needed some extra salt.
Hook out the bay leaves, Serve or freeze…