Beef, bacon and chorizo pasta sauce

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Ingredients :

500 g. of ground sirloin
250 g. of belly bacon
1-2 pieces of chorizo de bilbao
3 red bell peppers
3 green bell peppers
2 large white onions
1 whole head of garlic
2 bay leaves
2 large handfuls of fresh basil leaves
2 c. of tomato paste
about 8 c. of very good meat broth
1/4 c. of olive oil
2 tbsps. of butter
salt
pepper
sugar

Cooking procedure :

Slice the belly bacon as finely as you can.

Chop the chorizo coarsely.

Chop the onions finely.

Mince the garlic.

Core, deseed and finely chop the bell peppers.

Coarsely chop the basil leaves.

Heat the olive oil and butter together in a large thick-bottomed cooking pan. Lightly brown the ground sirloin and sliced belly bacon together. Add the chopped chorizo and cook, stirring, for a few minutes until the chorizo starts to render its reddish color. Add the garlic, onions, bell peppers and bay leaves. Cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes. Pour in the broth. Add the tomato paste. Stir to dissolve the tomato paste. Season with salt, pepper and a little sugar to cut the acidity of the tomato paste (that’s a Biba Caggiano tip). Add the basil leaves, cover the cooking pan and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Taste and add more salt, pepper and sugar if necessary.

Note: If you want a thicker sauce, use less meat broth and add more tomato paste.

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7 Responses to “Beef, bacon and chorizo pasta sauce”
  1. Cusinero_Ge says:
    December 31, 2005 at 5:05 pm

    Hi. I recently saw your blog address via Pinoy Top Blogs. I really like your site and I hope you don’t mind if I post a link to it on my own site. Thanks! Keep up the good work!

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  2. Connie says:
    December 31, 2005 at 10:37 pm

    Thanks for the link, Cusinero-Ge. :)

    Reply
  3. Alma says:
    January 2, 2006 at 4:31 am

    Hi, Happy New Year!!!
    Just wondering if the chorizo you used is the canned stuff or fresh.
    We only have Purefoods Chorizo de Bilbao in a can available here in New Zealand, would that be alright?

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  4. Connie says:
    January 2, 2006 at 5:14 pm

    Hi Alma, I used Purefoods Chorizo for this dish. :)

    Reply
  5. Ethel says:
    January 5, 2006 at 9:08 am

    Happy new year! I really find your recipes very interesting. I would like to know what brand of tomato paste do you use and what broth do you recommend for this recipe in lieu of the ham broth? Thanks in advance.

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  6. Connie says:
    January 5, 2006 at 2:20 pm

    Del Monte, Ethel. :)

    Re: broth. Please see my home made broth entry.

    Reply
  7. rose z says:
    January 9, 2006 at 10:42 am

    made this last sat. my husband found it surprisingly light. it’s my daughter’s baon today. :) still have some sauce left in the freezer.

    Reply
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