bolognese sauce

it’s honestly comical i haven’t shared this recipe yet. my friends and i even joke about my love for this delicious recipe because throughout all my past posts, i’m always advertising my love for a good bolognese sauce. i even contemplated with ways to announce the recipe. focusing so much hype over one simple yet delicious dish, why not give it the spotlight it truly deserves.

ingredients:

• 1 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter

• 4 garlic cloves crushed

• 1 yellow onion finely diced

• 1 carrot finely diced

• 1 rib celery finely diced

• 1 pound lean ground beef

• ½ pound ground pork

• ¾ cups dry red wine

• ½ cup heavy cream

• 1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

• 4 tablespoons tomato paste

• 1 teaspoon oregano (dried)

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

• salt / black pepper (to taste)

• parsley (garnish)

how to make this recipe:

1. Melt butter in a large stockpot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes.

2. Add ground beef, ground pork, salt and pepper. Cook until browned, about 5-8 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef and pork as it cooks; drain excess fat.

3. Stir in tomato paste, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

4. Stir in wine, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.

5. Stir in cream. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until reduced, about 5 minutes.

6. Stir in crushed tomatoes. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered and stirring occasionally, until thickened and flavors have blended, about 20 minutes.

7. Stir in parsley; season with salt and pepper, to taste.*

8. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.

9. Serve immediately with bolognese sauce.

10. enjoy! you’ll thank us later.

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