Very Meaty Bolognese Sauce
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Recipe type: Main
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Serves: 8
 
A red sauce with ground veal, pork and beef and a touch of half and half.
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 carrot stick, finely chopped
  • 1 celery stick, finely chopped
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • ½ lb ground veal
  • ½ lb ground pork
  • ½ lb ground
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
  • ½ cup red wine
  • ¼ cup fresh basil chopped
  • 3 thyme sprigs
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ¼ cup half and half
Instructions
  1. Add olive oil to large dutch oven and heat until smoking.
  2. Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic and saute until softened and golden, about 5-7 minutes.
  3. Add in ground veal, pork and beef and saute until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes.
  4. Add tomato paste and stir until evenly distributed.
  5. Add crushed tomatoes, wine, basil, thyme and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 30 minutes.
  6. Add half and half and stir until combined and let simmer for 10 minutes more.
  7. Serve over pasta, quinoa pasta or roasted vegetables.
Recipe by Weekend Table at https://weekendtable.com/2013/02/05/very-meaty-bolognese-sauce/