Spicy Bison Arrabbiata Sauce

Food, Recipes

Let’s spice up the night! Literally, let’s take your every day tomato sauce and let’s transform it into a delicious spicy arrabbiata sauce with ground bison (OMG, I am seriously drooling just typing this out for you guys!! It’s that good!)

It’s made with the ingredients we all know and love in a traditional marinara sauce but by simmering the red pepper flakes in an oil/butter combo at the beginning you get a deep dense pop of flavor and spice carried evenly throughout the dish. Then throw in some ground bison and WOW!

Enough talking, let get started. Here’s what you need to yield 6-8 servings–>

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp EVOO
  • 2-4 tsp red pepper flakes (you can determine the level of spice you want, I usually go with 3 tsp around here)
  • 8 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 small yellow onion, diced
  • 3 medium vine ripped tomatoes, cut bite sized pieces
  • 14 oz can diced San Marzano tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup basil leaves, chopped
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 lb ground bison

Directions:

  1. Using a large sauce pan, heat up the oil and butter. Add the minced garlic and red pepper flakes, cook for about 2 minutes until garlic starts to brown.
  2. Add the onions and sauce for 5 minutes or so until they become translucent and soft. Stirring occasionally while they cook.
  3. Next add the fresh chopped tomatoes. Let them simmer for about 5 minutes, once softened use the back of a wooden spoon to slowly press down on the tomato pieces so they become sauce like.

4. Add the canned tomatoes, basil and seasonings to the pan. Simmer for 5-10 minutes until tomatoes are softened and again use the back of a spoon to press them into the pan.

5. Then add the ground bison, use your hands to crumbles the bison as it enters the sauce. Let the sauce continue to cook for another 25 minutes until it has thickened–making sure to stir occasionally.

6. Serve the sauce over pasta, veggies or eat by itself (yes, it’s that good!).

Optional: Add in a few handfuls of spinach and let simmer for 2 minutes before serving to get those greens! Add some crispy eggplant strips to the dish too!