Pork Sugo

5 from 2 votes

Treat your taste buds to Pork Sugo: a rich and flavorful Italian dish made with tender pork loin and whole tomato sugo with red wine!

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 25

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Italian

Keyword: braised pork sugo, pork sugo, sugo recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 366kcal

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Add oil to a skillet over medium heat on the stove. Once hot, add pork loin, searing on all sides until browned and cooked through (145°F as measured by a meat thermometer). Remove and set aside.
1 pound cubed pork loin, 3 Tablespoons olive oil
Add remaining oil to a large dutch oven over medium heat. Once hot, saute onion and garlic for 3-5 minutes until fragrant.
1 small onion, 3 cloves garlic
Pour in canned whole peeled tomatoes and stir to combine. If you prefer, mash the tomatoes with the back of your spoon.
28 oz. whole peeled tomatoes
Add red wine and stir to combine.
½ cup red wine
Season with salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and fresh basil. Stir to combine.
pinch red pepper flakes, 3-4 leaves fresh basil, salt, pepper
Add cooked pork to the sauce and combine well.
Let the sauce simmer for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until the pork is fork-tender and shreds easily.
If serving with pasta, prepare according to package directions and top with pork sugo. Enjoy!
bucatini pasta

Smoother sauce: If you want an even smoother sauce, run it through a blender.
Pork cuts for sugo: Although we use pork loin in this recipe, you can use any type of pork you prefer as long as it shreds well. Pork loin, pork tenderloin, pork butt, and pork shoulder roast all make good pork stew meats.
Quality ingredients: For best results with flavor, use a high-quality red drinking wine and high-quality olive oil when making pork sugo.
Let it simmer: If you want an even deeper flavor profile and have the time, let the sugo cook for longer than 1 hour. Just remember to stir it occasionally.
Use any pasta you like: You can pair sugo with any pasta you like. I used bucatini, but pappardelle, tagliatelle, and rigatoni work well as well. Or, serve it over rice or polenta to try something new.