Italian Meat Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Butter
2 tablespoons	30ml	Flour
1/2 cup	118ml	Olive oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Tomato puree
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Onion - finely chopped
1 cup	237ml	Red wine
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Carrots - grated
3 1/2 cups	829ml	Beef broth
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Celery - finely chopped
		Salt - to taste
2 1/2 cups	365g / 12oz	Mushrooms - finely chopped
		Pepper - to taste
2 teaspoons	10ml	Parsley - finely chopped
		Oregano - to taste
2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Lean ground beef/hamburger
		Garlic - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Combine butter and oil in large frypan and heat. Add onions and sauteefor one minute. Add carrots, celery, mushrooms and parsley; cook, stirring frequently for 5 minutes Crumble in ground beef and cook, stirring frequently until lightly browned. Sprinkle flour over the ground beef and stir until well blended. Stir in puree. Add wine gradually, stirring constantly. Add the broth and season with spices as desired. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 1 hour or until thickened. Serve with pasta. Each serving is about 1 cup of sauce.

Source:
365 BBQ recipes, p. 102 (#172)

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