Traditional Christmas recipes - Zuppa di Ravioli

Ingredients:

3 links of sweet Italian sausage (casings removed) 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 cup of chopped sweet onion 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 cartons beef broth 1 cup red wine (never use a wine in your cooking that you wouldn't drink-make it a good one) 1 can diced tomatoes (do not drain) 1 8 oz can tomato sauce 1 tbsp organic sugar 3 shredded carrots 1 zucchini cut into small chunks 1 bell pepper, diced 1 cup fresh spinach leaves, stems removed 1 tsp dried basil or 4 large basil leaves, finely chopped 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp sea salt 1 tsp fresh ground pepper 1 container of four cheese ravioli (in the refrigerator pasta section of your grocery store) fresh grated Parmesan cheese for topping

Preparation method:

Break the sausages after removing the casings, and fry them in a big pot till brown. Set aside.

In the same pot, add extravirgen olive oil and fry the onion. When begining to soften, add garlic and continue frying till both are softened, but not browned.

Add the beef broth, the wine, sugar, tomatoes, carrots, basil, oregano, salt and pepper, tomato sauce, zucchini, peppers and the sausages. 

Leave a teapot with water on the fire in case the soup thickens too much and you need to add a little water.

Boil for about 40 minutes. Add the raviolis and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

Add the spinach and, when softened, turn off the heat and serve with grated parmesan cheese and toasted garlic bread (or garlic croutons).

Enjoy!!