Arthur Zampagliones Rustic Meat Sauce Recipes

ARTHUR ZAMPAGLIONE'S RUSTIC MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter with the olive oil over high heat. Add celery, carrot, onion and bay leaves, and saute over medium high heat for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low, add ground veal and pork, and simmer with vegetables, 7 minutes. Add tomatoes and their juice, cook uncovered for 15 minutes.
• Add the wine, the chunked beef and pork and the sausage, and cook uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Adjust the seasoning with salt and ground black pepper. Add the mushrooms and parsley and toss. Serve immediately over soft polenta, with grated Parmesan on the side.

RUSTIC MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium heat; cook and stir onions for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes more.
• Mix petite diced tomatoes, diced tomatoes, white wine, tomato paste, oregano, salt, sugar, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves into onion mixture; reduce heat to low, cover Dutch oven, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors blend, about 1 hour.
• Remove Dutch oven from heat. Add 1/2 cup Pecorino-Romano cheese, basil, and parsley into into sauce; stir until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle remaining cheese over sauce when serving.