Ricardo's Bolognese Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 50 g pancetta, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery ribs, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 kg lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups red wine
• 1 cup milk
• 2 (796 ml) plum tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon dry oregano
• 1 tablespoon dry basil
• 1 bay leaf
• nutmeg, to taste
• salt and pepper
• spaghetti, cooked al dente

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, brown the pancetta in oil.
• 2 add veggies and garlic. cook a few minutes.
• 3 add meat and break with spoon at high heat until cooking juice has evaporated.
• 4 add wine and let reduce by half.
• 5 add milk and let simmer slowly 5 minutes.
• 6 add remaining ingredients and keep cooking at low heat for about 2 hours. serve the sauce on pasta.