Meats Recipes - Big Bite Bucatini

Ingredients                        

• 60 ml/4 tbsp olive oil

• 2 garlic cloves, crushed

• 1 onion, quartered

• 1 green (bell) pepper, cut into chunks

• 225 g/8 oz peperoni, cut into thick slices

• 225 g/8 oz/2 cups minced (ground) beef

• 2 x 400 g/2 x 14 oz/2 large cans chopped tomatoes

• 2 courgettes (zucchini), cut into thick slices

• 2 large carrots, cut into thick slices

• 100 g/4 oz/2/3 cup stoned (pitted) black olives

• 5 ml/1 tsp dried oregano

• 10 ml/2 tsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 10 ml/2 tsp tomato puree (paste)

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 450g/1 lb bucatini

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Method:

1. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the garlic, onion and green pepper and fry (sauté) for 3 minutes, stirring.

2. Add the sausage and beef, broken into chunks. Fry until the chunks are brown, but do not break up in the usual way.

3. Add all the remaining ingredients except the pasta. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick and the vegetables are tender.

4. Meanwhile, cook the bucatini according to the packet directions. Drain. Pile on to serving plates and serve the sauce spooned over.