Slow-Cooker Sunday Sauce

Name: Slow-Cooker Sunday Sauce
Total time: 9 h 10 min
Yield: Makes 8 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 3 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into 2-inch cubes; 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; 1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed, chopped; 4 ounces pancetta, chopped; 2 ¾ cups chopped yellow onion; 1 cup chopped carrots; 8 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 cup red wine; 1 (28-oz.) can whole peeled tomatoes, chopped; 1 (28-oz.) can tomato puree; 3 fresh thyme sprigs; 2 fresh oregano sprigs; 1 fresh rosemary sprig; ½ cup reduced-sodium chicken broth; Hot cooked pasta

3 Ratings
3 Reviews

Canned whole peeled tomatoes work best in this delicious sauce. Use a pair of kitchen shears to coarsely cut them in the can, or squeeze them by hand.

Recipe by Southern Living December 2014

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Recipe Summary

hands-on:

1 hr 10 mins

total:

9 hrs 10 mins

Yield:

Makes 8 1/2 cups

Directions

Step 1
Stir together first 3 ingredients; sauté, in batches, in 2 Tbsp. hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 10 minutes. Transfer to an 8-qt. slow cooker.

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Step 2
Sauté sausage in remaining 1 Tbsp. hot oil in skillet 6 minutes or until no longer pink. Transfer to slow cooker, reserving drippings in skillet.
Step 3
Sauté pancetta in hot drippings in skillet over medium heat 7 minutes or until crisp. Add onion, carrots, and garlic; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Increase heat to high; add wine. Bring to a boil, stirring to loosen browned bits. Cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until reduced by half.
Step 4
Add tomatoes and tomato puree; bring to a boil. Transfer to slow cooker; add thyme and next 3 ingredients. Cover; cook on HIGH 1 hour. Reduce to LOW; cook 7 hours. Discard herbs; serve sauce over hot cooked pasta.

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JeffryD

08/11/2022

This was very tasty. I don't have an 8 quart slow cooker, so I made it on the stove top, cooking it on low for about 3 1/2 hours, until the pork shredded easily. I did use fresh Rosemary and thyme, but dried oregano. The only change i would make next time is that I would use hot Italian sausage.

Stuart105

02/06/2016

I made this as written, except I doubled it. It was good, and my guest enjoyed it. I thought it had a bit too much liquid. Perhaps there is no need for the chicken stock?

shellgrl1

12/14/2014

very good sauce...used meaty pork spare ribs (not the rack kind) in place of pork shoulder (too fatty), cooked for 6 hours, skimmed some oil off the top, and transferred to a pot on stove top for last 1-2 hours to reduce and thicken. Other than that followed exactly. Meat literally fell off bones, making for a very nice Sunday "gravy"

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