Authentic Meat Sauce
- 500 grams Combined ground beef and pork
- 3 clove Garlic
- 50 ml Olive oil
- 1 Onion
- 1/2 Carrot
- 400 grams Canned whole tomatoes
- 150 ml Red wine
- 1 dash Nutmeg
- 1 dash Salt and pepper
- 400 ml Water
- 2 Bay leaves
- Finely mince the onion, garlic, and carrot.
- Remove the tough stems and lightly crush the tomatoes.
- Place the olive oil and garlic in a cool frying pan.
- Turn on the heat to low and slowly cook.
- Once the garlic has turned golden and fragrant, add the onion and carrot.
- Cook patiently over low heat for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, raise the heat to medium.
- Add the ground meat, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
- Don't break apart the meat too much as it cooks.
- Cook thoroughly until browned.
- Raise the heat to high and pour in the red wine.
- Cook off the alcohol and then add the tomatoes and water.
- Once it begins to boil, add the bay leaves.
- Turn down the heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes, but remove the bay leaves after 10 minutes.
- Occasionally stir the sauce as it simmers until it thickens, then it's done.
- (If it becomes too thick, add more water.)
- Use it for Bolognese!.
- Use it for Milan Style Baked Pilaf!.
- Use it for Potato & Meat Baked Pilaf!.
clove garlic, olive oil, onion, carrot, tomatoes, red wine, nutmeg, salt, water, bay leaves
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/154811-authentic-meat-sauce (may not work)