[Whalen]

aka Bolognese

I'm a Brooklyn Girl and love my Italian Food.
Me sainted Mother made great italian food. She was Polish, Pops was Irish,
the neighborhood was Italian. Had an interesting childhood.
Here's an easy recipe for a meat sauce.
Hope it works, enjoy.


1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
2 garlic cloves, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 celery stalk, coarsely chopped
1 carrot, coarsely chopped
1 pound ground chuck beef Substitute ground RR
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped
8 fresh basil leaves, chopped, (doesn't really have to be 8, the basil police won't know if you use 6 or 8 or even dried herbs)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano, or any good Italian grated cheese

In a 6 quart pot, add extra-virgin olive oil. When almost smoking, add the onion and garlic and saute over medium heat until the onions become very soft, about 8 minutes. Add the celery and carrot and saute for 5 minutes. Raise heat to high and add the ground beef. Saute, stirring frequently and breaking up any large lumps and cook until meat is no longer pink, about 8 minutes.As meat is already cooked you don't have to cook as long. Add the tomatoes, parsley and basil and cook over medium low heat until the sauce thickens, about 1/2 hour. Finish bolognese with Pecorino Romano. Check for seasoning.
Good over spaghetti, ravioli, tortellini etc, etc.
MMMMMMM getting hungry,
Good Night

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