Enjoy the Delicious

There is nothing in this world that gives me more pleasure than a big bowl of pasta with meat sauce. It's what I'm having for dinner tonight.

Bolognese Sauce with Pasta

Ingredients:
1lb ground beef or veal (depends on your taste)
1lb ground pork
1 cup of mirepoix, equal parts carrots, celery and onion - exceedingly finely chopped
3-5 cloves of garlic smashed
6 strips of bacon
1 cup red wine
1/2 cup beef stock
1 large can San Marzano whole tomatoes
6 oz.tomato paste
4 sprigs of thyme
2 teaspoons sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1 large pat of butter
Olive oil
1 lb of Tagliatelle

Garnish:
Parmesan cheese
Handful of finely chopped flat leaf parsley

Preparation:
Coat the bottom of a large pan with olive oil and cook the mirepoix over medium heat for 7 minutes. Add the garlic cloves and bacn and cook another 2 minutes. Add the ground meat, stirring to break up the pieces until it is cooked. Drain out all of the cooking juices from the pot.

Add in the wine and a large pat of butter and simmer for 5 minutes. After this simmer add the stock, can of tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper and thyme. You can add the thyme sprigs whole and just fish out the stems later. Break up the tomatoes with a spatula and fold all the ingredients together, stirring from the bottom of the pan up.

Simmer over medium to low heat, uncovered, for about an hour. As always, do your taste test to see if you need any more salt and pepper.


If you are so inclined you may also add ¼ cup of half and half to this sauce when you are adding the stock. I do this because I like the creaminess it gives but the sauce is just fine without it.

Presentation:
Cook up the pasta, spoon it out into big bowls. Top with a generous serving of sauce, freshly grated cheese, the chopped parsley and you’re in business.