***Bolognese Sauce - Dude's

By CheeseDiva

A combination of four recipes. Make day before serving

Ingredients

• 1 red onion, sliced
• 2 carrots. chopped fine
• 2 celery stalk, chopped fine
• 2 Tab. each olive oil and butter
• 1/2 # ea. -- gr. chuck, pork, and veal
• 4 slices very smoky bacon, chopped (he used Oliver's platter bacon from the Meat Dept. ) or Pancetta
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 c. crushed San Marzano tomatoes
• 1 c. beef consommé
• 1 c. cream
• S & P to taste.

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil and butter in a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add onions,
celery, and carrots. Saute until soft, 8-10 minutes. Add beef, veal,
and bacon/pancetta; saute, breaking up with the back of a spoon, until
browned, about 15 minutes. Add wine; boil 1 minute, stirring often
and scraping up browned bits. Add consommé and tomato;
stir to blend. Reduce heat to very low and gently simmer, stirring occasionally,
until flavors meld, 1 1/2 + hours. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in cream. Continue simmering.