Mushroom Sugo Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
• 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 medium yellow onions, peeled and minced (yielding about 2 cups minced onion)
• 2 carrots, peeled and minced (yielding about 1 1/2 cups minced carrots)
• 3 celery ribs, minced (yielding about 1 1/2 cups minced celery)
• 6 to 8 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 1 bunch parsely, minced (yielding 1/3 cup loosely packed)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh marjoram (we didn't have marjoram growing so we used fresh oregano instead, which has a similar flavor)
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 beef bouillon cube (use vegetable bouillon cube for vegetarian option)
• 1 bay leaf
• Freshly ground black pepper