BEST ORECCHIETTE RECIPE WITH PORK SUGO - Italian food from the nonnas

pork shoulder

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while grana padano is a less expensive cheese.

Finely grate the vegetables (onions, carrot, celery) in a food processor.

Heat olive oil in a terracotta pan until hot.

Add the grated vegetables to the pan and cook on low heat to create a soft frito.

Chop the pork into squares and add to the pan to seal the meat, stirring frequently.

Pour in red wine and let it evaporate for a few minutes.

Add tomato puree to the pan and stir, letting it cook for about an hour while stirring occasionally.

Add bay leaves to the sauce.

Boil water and cook orecchiette for about 7 minutes, slightly undercooking it for al dente.

Combine the orecchiette with the sauce and serve topped with parmesan cheese and black pepper.

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