Italian Meat Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup carrot, grated
• 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
• 2 1/2 cups mushrooms, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons parsley, finely chopped
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 cup red wine
• 3 1/2 cups beef broth
• salt
• pepper
• oregano
• garlic

Recipe

• 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.
• 11 each serving is about 1 cup of sauce.