Bolognese Sauce
A good Bolognese is meat coated with tomato sauce, not tomato sauce with meat in it.

Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Onions Diced
- 2 Carrots Peeld; Diced
- 2 Celery Stalks Diced
- 5 Garlic Cloves Minced
- 1/2 Lb Lean Ground Beef
- 1/2 Lb Ground Veal
- 1/2 Lb Italian Turkey Sausage Removed from casing
- 1 Cup Red Wine
- 28 Oz Crushed Tomatoes One can; Low-sodium
- 2 Cups Beef broth Low sodium
- 1 Cup Milk
- 1/4 Tsp Nutmeg
Instructions
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Heat oil in a large sauté pan. Add in onions, carrots, and celery. Cook until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for an additional 1 minute.
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Add beef, veal, and turkey sausage. Sauté until thoroughly cooked, using a fork to break the meat up into a fine consistency.
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Add wine and scrape up any bits sticking to the bottom of the pan. Simmer on low until wine is absorbed by the meat, about 20 minutes.
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Add in crushed tomatoes. Again, simmer on low until very dry, about 40 minutes.
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Pour in beef broth and simmer on low until very thick, about 30 minutes.
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Lastly, add in milk and let simmer down to a thick sauce.
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Stir in nutmeg. Serve over pasta.
Nutrition Info
- Calories:
- 536
- Total Fat:
- 24g
- Saturated Fat:
- 7.4g
- Cholesterol:
- 549mg
- Sodium:
- 1255mg
- Total Carbohydrate:
- 26g
- Dietary Fiber:
- 6g
- Protein:
- 40g