~ Spaghetti Bolognese ~
Ingredients
3 tb Oil
1 Onion, chopped
2 cloves Garlic, minced
1 Carrot, finely diced
1 stalk Celery, finely diced
1 lb Extra lean ground beef
1/2 c Milk
1 1/4 ts Salt
3/4 ts Pepper
Pinch nutmeg
28 oz Can tomatoes, chopped
2 tb Tomato paste
1 Bay leaf
12 oz Spaghetti
1 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
1 Fresh parsley, chopped
*Preparation
Heat oil over medium-high heat, cook onion, garlic, carrot and
celery for 5 minutes. Add ground beef, cook, stirring, until beef is no longer pink. Do not brown. Drain off fat.
cookover medium-high heat until evaporated.
Add milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg, cook until milk has evaporated.
Add tomatoes, tomato paste and bay leaf, bring to boil.
Reduce heat to low, cook, stirring for 2 hours or until thickened.
Discard bay leaf. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti al dente.
Toss spaghetti with half sauce, top with the rest. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley, to taste.
Posted on 7/1/2007 10:25:45 PM