Bolognese Sauce

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, minced
• 2 carrots, in small dice
• 2 large celery ribs, in small dice
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1/4 lb prosciutto, minced
• 3/4 cup wine
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole canned tomatoes, pureed in a food mill or blender
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, more to taste
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, heat the butter and oil over moderately low heat.
• 2 add the onion, carrot and celery and saute until the vegetables are soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
• 3 add the beef and cook slowly, breaking it up with a fork, until it changes color; do not allow the meat to sear or harden.
• 4 stir in the prosciutto.
• 5 add the wine and simmer until most of the wine has evaporated.
• 6 stir in 1 1/2 cups milk and simmer until the milk is largely absorbed.
• 7 add the tomatoes, nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 cover partially and adjust the heat to maintain a bare simmer.
• 9 cook 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 10 during the final 45 minutes, add the remaining 1 1/2 cups milk in 3 batches, allowing each addition to be absorbed before adding more.
• 11 taste and adjust the seasoning.