This is my favorite meat sauce to dump on my favorite pasta!
It is simple but hearty and the cream just makes it, well let's just say it is heavenly!
It is a great sauce to use in lasagna or shells. To make a large amount enough for a lasagna, I would probably double the recipe. An Italian mama can never have enough red sauce stored up and this will freeze with no issues.
My favorite thing is to cook my sauce the day before as it gives even more time for the flavors to really marry. I love a great meat sauce and when you serve this baby up you better have some amazing bread to sop it up with!
Bolognese Sauce
1 pound of ground beef or Italian sausage
2 14oz cans of tomato sauce (Pomi or Cento)
3 large garlic gloves minced
1 cup of red wine
2 Tbls of freshly chopped basil
Sea salt and cracked pepper to taste
1 tsp sugar
3/4 to 1 cup of half and half
Brown meat, drain and set aside in the refrigerator while you are cooking the sauce. Add the remaining ingredients except the half and half into a stock pot and simmer on low covered for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes. Add the cooked meat and half and half into sauce and simmer an additional 30 minutes. Serve over your favorite pasta and enjoy!
Here are some other Italian Recipes to try!
Organic Tomato, Onion and Mushroom Sauce
Calzone
