Italian Sausage and Beef Ragu Recipe - (4.1/5)

Ingredients

• Ragu
• 3 tbsp olive oil, separated
• 1 lb / 500g ground beef (mince) (not lean)
• 0.8 lb / 400g Italian pork sausages, meat removed from casings (Note 1)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large onion, finely chopped (brown or white) (Note 2)
• 1 carrot, finely chopped or shredded (Note 2)
• 1 large stalk of celery, finely chopped (Note 2)
• 1 tsp each dried thyme leaves and dried rosemary
• 1 cup red wine (Note 3)
• 2 cups beef broth / stock
• 3 tbsp tomato paste
• 28 oz/800g can crushed tomatoes (Note 4)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp salt
• Black pepper
• To serve (serves 3) (Note 5)
• 8 oz/250g pasta of choice (I used pappardelle, the wide pasta pictured in the photos)
• Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated