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Bolognese Style Meat Sauce

Simple Bolognese Meat Sauce

Bolognese style meat sauce for pasta
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cans of San Marzano Tomatoes with juice 28 oz
  • 1 medium shallot - grated
  • 1 celery stick grated
  • 1 carrot stick grated
  • 2 cloves garlicgrated
  • 1 lb chopped meat or combo of meat
  • 1-2 cloves garlic shredded
  • 1 rind of parmesan/Romano cheese
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream/lite cream optional
  • Salt & Pepper to Taste
  • Parsley and basil to taste
  • 1 lb cooked pasta of choice

Instructions
 

  • In a 6 quart sauce pan heat oil, with shredded carrots, celery, onions and garlic in for several minutes. Then add the chopped meat and cook until no longer pink in color on medium/high heat. Add salt and pepper to taste after browning.
  • Strain 3 cans of tomatoes into the pot (using a food mill if possible). Bring to a simmer, add salt and pepper as needed. Add chopped parsley. Then with an immersion blender puree the sauce with the meat.. just a few pulses of the hand blender should do it. Add parmesan/romano cheese rind and simmer on low for about 1 hour.
  • When sauce is cooked add 1/2 cup of heavy/light cream bring to simmer and continue to cook an additional 1/2 hour then remove from heat.
  • Toss with 1 lb of pasta, like Large Rigatoni and more parmesan cheese.

Notes

Save unused sauce for future use
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