Bolognese Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• salt
• pepper
• 2 shallots, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 (28 ounce) jar canned tomatoes
• 1 (5 1/2 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 2 teaspoons basil
• 2 teaspoons fresh parsley (optional)
• 4 large mushrooms, sliced (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, heat the olive oil with low heat.
• 2 add shallots and garlic and saute until transparent.
• 3 add ground beef, and stir until browned and well seperated.
• 4 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 add tomatoes, oregeno, basil, mushrooms, parsley, and tomato paste.
• 6 bring to a boil then reduce heat and allow to simmer until sauce thickens.