Nonna Consuelos Authentic Italian Bolognese Sauce From Live Wi Recipes

"REAL" ITALIAN BOLOGNESE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a Dutch Oven or Medium Size Pot, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat until butter begins to froth.
• Add onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and bacon.
• Cook until onions are translucent (about 8 to 10 minutes).
• Remove bacon and remove fat.
• Chop lean portions of bacon in small pieces and return to pot.
• Add Ground beef and ground Pork, and cook until meat loses red, raw color.
• Raise heat and add wine and consomme.
• Cook sauce until wine and consomme are mostly evaporated.
• Turn heat down to simmer and add oregano, salt, pepper, sage, red pepper flakes, and nutmeg.
• Let cook for approximately 20 minutes.
• Add crushed tomatoes and bring heat to a boil.
• Once the mixture comes to a boil, return to simmer.
• Let sauce simmer (very slowly) partially covered for about 2 to 4 hours (the longer the better), stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
• About 5 to 10 minutes before serving, add milk.
• Sauce can now be added to cooked Penne Pasta, Spaghetti or many other Pastas to your liking.
• Remaining sauce may be frozen for up to two months for future use.

NONNA CONSUELO'S AUTHENTIC ITALIAN BOLOGNESE SAUCE (FROM LIVE WI

Steps:

• Brown, crumble and drain the meat. Set it aside.
• Peel onion, carrots and celery. Cut them in small pieces and finely chop them in food processor to a puree consistency.
• In a 10 quart non-stick pot pour the olive oil and cook the pureed vegetables for 10 minutes, stirring frequently, at medium heat.
• Add the meat, the tomatoes, the bouillon cubes, the garlic, the pepper and the sugar to the cooked vegetables.
• Cook at low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Finely chop the basil and crush the oregano. Add them to the cooking sauce.
• Cook the sauce for an additional 1½ hours. Add the can of tomato paste to thicken sauce, if needed.
• Remove the garlic, put it on a small dish and crush it into a puree consistency using a fork. Put it back in the sauce, stirring thoroughly.
• Cook sauce for 5 more minutes.
• **Note: Generally, the sauce is done when the garlic is soft.