Description
Classic comfort food pasta bolognese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb mild Italian sausage
- 1 red pepper
- 1 white onion
- 1 green pepper
- 1 Tbs olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp granulated garlic
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground fennel seed
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 pint grape tomatoes
- 14.5 oz canned crushed tomatoes
- 14/5 oz tomato sauce
- 14.5 oz water
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Instructions
- Start with browning 1 pound of 80/20 ground beef and 1 pound of mild Italian sausage (unless you’re spicy, then go with hot sausage).
- Then chop up 1 red pepper, 1 white onion, 1 green bell pepper and saute over medium high heat in a large pot with 1 Tbs. olive oil. Once the veggies soften, reduce heat to medium low and add in 5 cloves of mashed and minced garlic, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp granulated garlic, 2 tsp smoked paprika, 1/2 tsp ground fennel seed, and 2 tsp dried oregano. Mix the spices with the veggies until the spices become fragrant (2 to 3 minutes).
- Strain off half of the fat from the browned meat and add the meat to the veggie pot. Also add in 1 pint of halved grape tomatoes and stir to mix everything together and allow to heat and flavors mingle for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add in 14.5 ounces of canned crushed tomatoes, 14.5 ounces tomato sauce, 14.5 ounces water, 6 ounces tomato paste and 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and mix everything together.
- Turn up the heat to high until the sauce starts to simmer and then reduce to medium low and let it sit uncovered slowly simmering for at least an hour (the longer the better). The sauce will reduce and thicken and the flavors will intensify over time.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Pasta
- Cuisine: Italian