This slow-cooked sausage tomato sauce is all about time and simplicity. Few ingredients, no shortcuts, just gentle heat and patience. The sausages render their excess fat, the tomatoes reduce slowly, and the result is a rich, comforting sauce that clings perfectly to hot spaghetti. A true Italian classic made to be shared. Let’s see how to make it.
Traditional
Slow cooking
Comfort food
Omnivore
Slow-Cooked Sausage Tomato Sauce
This slow-cooked sausage tomato sauce is a true Italian comfort food: sausages gently simmered in tomato sauce for hours, creating a rich and deeply flavorful dressing for spaghetti.
Ingredients
- Italian sausages 8
- Canned tomatoes or tomato pulp 600 g
- Grated Grana cheese to taste
- Grated Pecorino cheese to taste
Tools
- Non-stick pot
- Wooden spoon
- Pasta pot
Instructions
- Prick the sausages with a fork and brown them in a non-stick pot without adding fat, allowing excess grease to render out.
- Drain and discard the excess fat released by the sausages.
- Add the tomatoes to the pot with the sausages.
- Cook over very low heat, with the lid slightly open, for at least 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Cook the spaghetti in plenty of salted water.
- Toss the hot pasta with the sausage sauce.
- Finish with grated Grana and/or Pecorino cheese and serve immediately.
Nutritional values (per serving)
Calories
560 kcal
560 kcal
Fat
28 g
28 g
Carbohydrates
52 g
52 g
Protein
24 g
24 g
Sugar
9 g
9 g
Fiber
5 g
5 g
Sodium
820 mg
820 mg
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