Beef Bolognese - Delish!

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups yellow onions, chopped
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup celery, chopped
• 1/2 cup carrot, chopped
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• kosher salt & fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 2 lbs ground beef (or turkey)
• 1 1/2 cups beef broth, low sodium, plus more if needed
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 4 cups tomato sauce, plus more if needed
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 2 bay leaves (fresh or dried)
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 3 tablespoons dried oregano

Recipe

• 1 in a food processor, pulse the onions, garlic, celery and carrots until finely chopped.
• 2 in a dutch oven (or large soup pot), heat the oil over medium heat. add the onion mixture with a pinch each of salt and pepper. cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add the ground beef and cook, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes. add the broth and the red and wines and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 4 add the tomato sauce, ketchup, bay leaves, thyme, oregano, 1 t. salt and 1/2 t. black pepper. bring to a boil,then reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes. check on it occasionally during the cooking time and add more broth or tomato sauce if a saucier consitency is desired.
• 5 remove and discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. serve the beef bolognese over any pasta and enjoy!