Bolognese Meat Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 2 small carrots, finely chopped
• 12 ounces ground veal or 12 ounces ground lamb or 12 ounces ground turkey
• 1 ounce prosciutto ham, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 cup dry white
• 1 cup evaporated skim milk
• 1 can peeled plum tomato, chopped
• 3 tablespoons italian parsley, finely chopped (flat-leafed)
• 2 fresh basil leaves, thinly slivered
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 dash salt, to taste
• 1 dash pepper, to taste
• 1 dash fresh nutmeg, grated
• pasta

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan.
• 2 add the onion, celery and carrots and cook over medium heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• 3 stir in the meat and prosciutto and cook until the mixture is crumbly and browned, 5-10 minutes.
• 4 add the tomato paste and after 4 minutes; bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce the heat and simmer the sauce about 5 minutes.
• 6 add 1/2 cup of the evaporated milk and simmer, about 5 minutes.
• 7 stir in the tomatoes, parsley, basil, bay leaf, salt and pepper.
• 8 reduce the heat and gently simmer for about 30-40 minutes.
• 9 stir in the remaining evaporated milk and continue simmering until the milk is absorbed.
• 10 if sauce becomes too thick, add a little water.
• 11 add a dash of grated nutmeg; discard the bay leaf.
• 12 serve over pasta.