Bolognese
Pasta Sauce
Serve with Spaghetti
or Bucatini
Pasta
1 pound
(455 g) lean
ground
beef
1 pound
(455 g)
ground
pork
2 carrots, peeled and
finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely
chopped
1 medium
onion,
finely
chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
% cup (120 ml) dry red
wine
2 cans (28 ounces
[828
ml] each)
crushed tomatoes
2 cans (6 ounces
[177
ml] each)
tomato
paste
1 can (14 7/2ounces
[428
ml]) chicken or
beef broth
2 teaspoons
(10 ml)
dried basil
2 teaspoons
(10 ml)
dried oregano
2 fresh bay leaves
% teaspoon
(2 m/)
crushed red pepper
flakes
2 teaspoons
(10 ml)
sugar
Salt and pepper
to
taste
In large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high
heat, cook
and crumble
ground
beef and pork, about
5 minutes.
Add
carrots,
celery, onion,
and garlic to pot and continue
to
cook and finely crumble
mixture
until meat is thoroughly
cooked,
about
8 to 9 minutes.
Remove from heat and
drain all excess fat. Return pot to medium
heat and
add red wine.
Cook and stir 3 minutes.
Add remaining
ingredients,
reduce
heat and simmer for 1 hour, stirring
occasionally.
Remove bay leaves and serve over hot pasta.
Yield:
10 servings.
Per Serving: About 268 cal, 21 g pro, 22 g carb, 11 g fat,
57 mg chol, 820 mg sod.
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