Sausage Ragu

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 onion; chopped

• 1 carrot; chopped

• 1 celery stalk; chopped

• 2 cloves garlic; chopped salt and pepper

• 1 1/2 pounds Italian sausage; casings removed

• 1/2 cup wine red or white

• 2 tablespoons tomato paste

• 1 (26 ounce) box Pomi chopped tomatoes

• 1/2 cup chicken broth

• 2 bay leaves

• 2 sprigs fresh thyme

• 1 sprig fresh rosemary

• 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic. Cook until softened. Add the sausage and season with salt and pepper. Cook breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon until browned and no longer pink in the middle.

2. Pour in the wine and deglaze the pan. Scrape up brown bits and cook until wine is almost evaporated.

3. Add the tomato paste and stir. Add the Pomi tomatoes, broth, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, and pepper flakes. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce to simmer. Cook for about 30 minutes. Top with burrata if desired