Simple Bolognese

Ingredients

• 28 ounce canned tomatoes crushed canned
• 1  carrots coarsely chopped
• 1  celery stalk coarsely chopped
• 0.3 cup flat-leaf parsley italian
• 8  basil leaves fresh
• 2  garlic cloves peeled coarsely chopped
• 1 pound ground chuck beef 
• 0.3 cup olive oil extra-virgin
• 1 medium onion coarsely chopped
• 0.3 cup pecorino cheese freshly grated
• 6 servings salt and pepper black freshly ground

Equipment

• pot

Directions

1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. In a 6 quart pot, add extra-virgin olive oil. When almost smoking, add the onion and garlic and saute over medium heat until the onions become very soft, about 8 minutes.
3. Add the celery and carrot and saute for 5 minutes. Raise heat to high and add the ground beef.
4. Saute, stirring frequently and breaking up any large lumps and cook until meat is no longer pink, about 8 minutes.
5. Add the tomatoes, parsley and basil and cook over medium low heat until the sauce thickens, about 1/2 hour. Finish bolognese with Pecorino Romano. Check for seasoning.
6. Serve hot.