Italian Meat Sauce

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups onions finely
• 1 cup carrots grated
• 1/2 cup celery finely
• 2 1/2 cups mushrooms finely
• 2 teaspoons parsley leaves finely
• 2 lbs ground beef, lean
• 2 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree (passata)
• 1 cup red wine
• 3 1/2 cups beef stock
• 1 x salt to taste
• 1 x black pepper to taste
• 1 x oregano to taste
• 1 x garlic to taste

1. Combine butter and oil in large frypan and heat.
2. Add onions and saute for one minute.
3. Add carrots, celery, mushrooms and parsley; cook, stirring frequently for 5 min.
4. Crumble in ground beef and cook, stirring frequently until lightly browned.
5. Sprinkle flour over the ground beef and stir until well blended.
6. Stir in puree.
7. Add wine gradually, stirring constantly.
8. Add the broth and season with spices as desired.
9. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 1 hour or until thickened.
10. Serve with pasta.

butter, olive oil, onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, parsley, ground beef, flour, tomato puree, red wine, beef stock, salt, black pepper, oregano, garlic

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/italian-meat-sauce-42241 (may not work)