My favorite dish to serve on Sunday evening is pasta. Something about simmering tomato sauce on my stove (something like “Sunday Sauce” – a rich, slow-cooked meat-based tomato sauce that a centerpiece of Italian-American Sunday dinners – maybe this comes from me watching too many episodes of The Sopranos?). I am excited to share my recipe for Bolognese Sauce that I make for my husband and me to enjoy as we watch our favorite TV shows on Sunday evening.
Bolognese Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound mild Italian sausage I look for sausage that does not contain fennel because I do not like fennel and some sausage has fennel as a main ingredient.
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 carrot, peeled and chopped into small pieces
- 1 celery stalk, cut into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon Greek seasoning
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes I like Cento brand tomatoes
- 12 fresh basil leaves torn into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 cup dry red wine Chianti is a good choice
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Angel hair pasta, for service
Instructions
- In a large fry pan, cook and brown Italian sausage and ground beef.
- Drain fat off of sausage and ground beef.
- Add onion, carrot, celery and Greek seasoning to Italian sausage and ground beef. Cook over medium heat until onions are translucent.
- Add crushed tomatoes, basil and sugar. Stir and continue to cook over low heat.
- Add red wine and stir to combine.
- Add heavy creamy, salt and pepper and quicky stir to combine.
- Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.
- Serve warm over angel hair pasta.
