Sunday Sauce With Meatballs, Sausages, and Pork Chops

Submitted by SmHerndon

"This is my most requested recipe. By the by, if your grocer doesn't stock pancetta (an Italian-style cured bacon), you can substitute a fatty prosciutto or ordinary bacon in a pinch, but it won't be as subtle a dish. I usually never use pancetta and it is still delicious...who has 20 days to cure homemade pancetta!?!? From Fresco Trattoria."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb mild sausage
• 1⁄2 lb hot Italian sausage
• 6 thinly sliced pork chops (about 3 pounds)
• 2 cups dry red wine
• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 2 onions, diced
• 1 cup diced pancetta (or a fatty prosciutto or regular bacon)
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 gallon italian tomato
• 2 cups chopped basil
• 2 lbs cooked meatballs (suggest my Authentic Italian Meatballs recipe)
• 1 lb rigatoni pasta

directions

1. In a large pot over medium heat, heat the oil and sauté the sausage and pork chops until brown, about 10 minutes - Don'’t worry if the meat is not cooked through because the meat will cook through in the sauce.
2. Remove the meat from pan and set aside; Deglaze the pan with 1 cup red wine.
3. In the same pot, add the garlic, onions, pancetta, and crushed pepper and cook until the onions and garlic are lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
4. Add the remaining cup of red wine and reduce by half. Add the tomatoes and simmer for 1 hour over low heat. Add the basil, sausage, pork chops, and meatballs to the tomato sauce and simmer for an additional hour over low heat.
5. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta for 10 to 12 minutes or until al dente. Drain the pasta, toss it with the Sunday Sauce, and serve immediately.

Reviews

[Stever1950]

This is most awesome!!!! Still need to add the meatballs last....