Nonni's Bolognese Sauce
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup of finely diced celery
  • 1 cup of finely diced carrots
  • 1 cup of finely diced red onion
  • 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1.5 lbs ground beef
  • 1 lb of sweet Italian pork sausage
  • 1 cup of red wine (Cabernet or Chianti)
  • 6 oz can of tomato paste
  • stir in one whole sprig of fresh rosemary
  • sea salt to taste (1/4 -1/2 tsp)
  • (optional) flat leaf parsley to garnish
Instructions
  1. Finely dice celery, carrots, and red onion.
  2. In a large pan, simmer veggies in olive oil until soft on low heat.
  3. Remove sausage casing if necessary and when vegggies are soft add meat to pan, and mix and break down ground meat until it all turns brown (becomes cooked). Use medium to medium high heat.
  4. Add red wine and turn heat to high until alcohol is evaporated.
  5. After it has evaporated, add tomato paste and sea salt to taste.
  6. Stir in a fresh sprig of rosemary and turn heat to low to let flavors develop for at least ten minutes.
  7. Serve over pasta, spaghetti squash, and/or zoodles and enjoy.
Recipe by Healing and Eating at https://www.healingandeating.com/2016/11/nonnis-bolognese-sauce.html