Bolognese Sauce

Ingredients

• butter (2 tablespoons)
• olive oil (1 tablespoon)
• finely diced onion (1 cup)
• finely diced celery (0.5 cup)
• finely diced carrot (0.5 cup)
• salt (0.125 teaspoon)
• ground beef (1.5 pounds)
• salt (1.5 teaspoons)
• ground nutmeg (0.125 teaspoon)
• cayenne pepper (1 pinch)
• freshly ground black pepper (0 )
• 2% milk (1.5 cups)
• white wine (2 cups)
• whole Italian plum tomatoes (1 (28 ounce) can)
• water (2 cups)

Instructions

1. Melt butter with olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, celery, carrot, and 1 pinch salt; cook and stir until onion turns translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir ground beef into vegetables; cook and stir until meat is crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, nutmeg, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
3. Pour milk into ground beef mixture and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring frequently, until most of the milk has evaporated and the bottom of the pan is still slightly saucy, about 5 minutes.
4. Increase heat to medium-high and pour in white wine; cook and stir until wine has mostly evaporated, about 5 minutes.
5. Pour tomatoes with juice into a large mixing bowl; crush them with your hands until they resemble a chunky sauce. Pour tomato mixture into ground beef mixture; fill the tomato can with 2 cups water and stir into sauce. Bring to a boil.
6. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until mixture cooks down into a thick sauce, at least 3 hours but preferably 4 to 6 hours. Skim fat from the top of sauce if desired. Add more water if sauce is too thick. Taste and adjust seasonings before serving.

Nutrition

(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)

• kcal: 394
• fat: 21 g
• sats: 9 g
• carbs: 14 g
• fibre: 2 g
• protein: 23 g
• salt: 0.935 g