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Grandma's Favorite Bolognese Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 pound ground chuck
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped yellow onion
⅓ cup chopped celery
⅓ cup chopped carrot
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1⁄4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1⁄2 cup chopped fresh basil leaf
1 cup whole milk
⅛ teaspoon freshly grated Whole Nutmeg
1 cup dry white wine
2 teaspoons kosher salt
3⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Directions:
Directions:
Put the oil, butter and chopped onion in the pot and turn the heat on to medium. Cook and stir the onion until it has become translucent, then add the chopped celery, carrot and garlic. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring vegetables to coat them well.

Add ground beef, a large pinch of salt and a few grindings of pepper. Crumble the meat with a fork, stir well and cook until the beef has lost its raw, red color.

Add milk and let it simmer very gently, stirring frequently, until it has bubbled away completely. Add a tiny grating -- about 1/8 teaspoon -- of nutmeg, and stir.

Add the wine, let it simmer until it has evaporated, then add the parsley, basil, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste, stir thoroughly to coat all ingredients well.

When the tomatoes begin to bubble, turn the heat down so that the sauce cooks at the lowest of simmers, with just an intermittent bubble breaking through to the surface.

Cook, uncovered, for 3 hours or more, stirring from time to time. While the sauce is cooking, it might begin to dry out and the fat separates from the meat. To keep it from sticking, add 1/2 cup of water whenever necessary. At the end, however, no water at all must be left and the fat must separate from the sauce. Taste and correct for salt.

Toss with cooked drained pasta, or use in lasagna.
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
3.5 Hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Best Pasta Sauce! Lasagna Sauce! Spaghetti Sauce!

With Love.
From: Grandma

 

 

 

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