BOLOGNESE SAUCE WITH MEAT

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A recipe for your basic tomato and meat sauce. Serve with your favorite pasta and a nice loaf of sourdough bread.

Provided by angelic

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound lean ground beef
¼ pound thinly sliced prosciutto, chopped
4 tablespoons butter
2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
¼ cup tomato paste
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

In a large saucepan saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil. Add ground beef and continue cooking. Stir in prosciutto and cook for 5 to 6 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter, chopped tomatoes, and tomato paste. Let sauce simmer for 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Simmer for one hour. Add additional butter and simmer for an additional half hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 659.1 calories, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Cholesterol 140.6 mg, Fat 57.6 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 27.1 g, SaturatedFat 22.1 g, Sodium 1422.9 mg, Sugar 4 g