Sauce with Meatballs and Sausage

Name: Sauce with Meatballs and Sausage (Ragu’ cu purpitti e sausizza)
Yield: Makes 10 cups
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: ¼ cup chopped Italian flat-leaf parsley; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 (28-ounce) cans pureed tomatoes; ½ pound each beef, pork, and veal, chopped; 2 eggs; ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg; Pinch of ground cloves; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; ¼ teaspoon ground allspice; 1 cup dried bread crumbs; 1 carrot, chopped; 2 tablespoons butter; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 1 cup wine; ½ cup grated cheese; 1 pound sweet or hot Italian sausage; 1 onion, chopped; 1 stalk celery, chopped; Pinch of ground cardamom; 1 tablespoon sugar

Ragu’ cu purpitti e sausizza

Preparation info

Makes
10 cups

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sicilian Feasts

By Giovanna Bellia La Marca

Published 2023

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Ingredients

Sauce

1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped

Europe
Italy
Sauce
Sicily
Mediterranean

Method

To prepare the sauce

Sauté the onion, carrot, and celery in the butter and oil. Add the tomato puree and 1 can of water. Bring to the boil, add the sugar and spices, lower the heat, and cook, covered, for 1½ hours.

Meanwhile, prepare the meatballs

Mix the chopped meats, bread crumbs, grated cheese, eggs,