Red Sauce

Name: Red Sauce
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 medium-size white onions, chopped; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 18 pound pancetta, diced; 1 medium-size carrot, peeled and diced; 1 rib celery, diced; 1 pound lean ground beef; 1 cup white wine; 8 cups fresh plum tomatoes cored and peeled, or canned Italian tomatoes, pureed; 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

11 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
2 medium-size white onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
18 pound pancetta, diced
1 medium-size carrot, peeled and diced
1 rib celery, diced
1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup white wine
8 cups fresh plum tomatoes cored and peeled, or canned Italian tomatoes, pureed
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1

In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan, warm olive oil over medium heat.
2

Add onions, garlic and pancetta, and saute five minutes.
3

Stir often.
4

Add carrot and celery and cook five minutes, stirring.
5

Using fork, add ground beef, stirring to crumble, and combine with vegetables.
6

Add white wine and continue cooking until wine evaporates.
7

Add tomatoes and bring to a boil.
8

Reduce heat and simmer for about an hour.
9

Stir often.
10

Add basil; season with salt and pepper.