Real Bolognese Sauce | Two Friends in a Kitchen

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped into 2 inch length pieces
• 2 stalks cellery, peeled and chopped into 2 inch long pieces
• 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and quartered
• 6 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
• 1/4 cup pancetta/bacon chopped coarsely
• 6 cups ground beef or combination of beef, pork, turkey
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse black ground pepper
• 1 1/4 cups dry red wine
• 1 cup Milk
• 2 14 ounce cans of petite diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• In a food processor, mince the carrots, celery and onion separately. As minced, put each ingredient into a separate bowl, set aside.
• Add meat(s) and crumble into mixture with a fork until the ground meats are crumbled into small pieces. Cook until the meats are no longer red.
• Add salt and pepper. Pour in the wine and increase to medium heat. Cook until the wine evaporates, about 3-4 minutes. Add the milk and cook until evaporates, about 3-4 minutes.
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