Ground Beef Dinner — Bolognese Sauce

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Servings

servings

Ingredients

1 large onion
3 medium carrots
3 stalks celery
3 cloves garlic
3 1/2 pound ground beef, veal and pork mix, browned and drained
3 large cans diced tomatoes
1 large can tomato purée
2 cup red wine
2 tablespoon salt
1 pound chicken livers
3 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoon sherry

Directions

Roughly chop the onion, carrot, and celery; put into food processor along with the garlic. Pulse until finely chopped.
Sauté in 3 tablespoons olive oil in large pot, add meat mixture (can be all beef if desired), tomatoes, wine, and salt. Simmer for two hours.
Meanwhile, sauté chicken livers in butter until cooked through and add sherry. Pour all into food processor and pulse until there are no chunks and add to sauce. Continue cooking and season to taste.
Pour over pasta.