Bolognese Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 large onion, minced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 2 carrots, shredded
• 1 (28 ounce) can italian plum tomatoes
• 6 ounces tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt and pepper
• 1 lb pasta

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, warm oil over medium heat and saute bacon until browned and crisp.
• 2 remove bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• 3 saute onion and garlic until the onion is transluent . do not let the garlic get too brown.
• 4 in large saucepan, brown beef and lamb.
• 5 drain off excess fat.
• 6 stir in bacon, onions and garlic, mushrooms, carrots, tomatoes, tomato sauce, wine, stock, basil, oregano, salt and pepper to saucepan.
• 7 cover, reduce heat and simmer one hour, stirring occasionally.
• 8 bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• 9 add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• 10 serve sauce over hot pasta.