Salsa di Carne

Salsa di Carne is a meat sauce

Salsa di Carne is an Italian meat sauce. Salsa di Carne (meat sauce) goes very well with most types of pasta. Making a meat pasta sauce is no more difficult than making a vegetarian pasta sauce.

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

15 grams butter
50 grams pancetta (or smoked streaky bacon, derinded and diced)
2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
1 large onion (finely chopped)
1 celery stick (finely diced)
350 grams finely minced beef
2 tablespoons plain flour
450 ml beef stock
1 tablespoon tomato puree
salt and pepper (to taste)
grated nutmeg

Method:

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan.

2. Add the pancetta (or streaky bacon).

3. Add the garlic.

4. Add the onion.

5. Add the celery.

6. Fry gently for about 10 minutes.

7. Stir frequently.

8. Add the minced beef and cook until brown, stirring frequently.

9. Stir in the plain flour.

10. Cook for about 2 minutes.

11. Stir in the stock.

12. Add the tomato puree.

13. Season with the salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.

14. Bring to the boil.

15. Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

16. Serve with the pasta type of your choice.

To discover more about Italian food visit the Italian Traditional Food webpage