Rich and meaty Bolognese Sauce is perfect to serve over your favorite pasta. Bolognese Sauce is a classic Italian sauce made with vegetables, wine, milk, and a combination beef and pork.
Preheat Dutch oven over medium heat and add olive oil.
Saute onions, carrots, and celery until softened.
Add beef and pork and break down all the lumps as meat cooks.
Once meat is mostly browned, add red wine and let it simmer for a few minutes.
Add beef stock, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper to the meat and mix it all well. Bring it to a simmer and lower the heat to low. Close the lid and let is slow cook for about an hour.
After an hour, add milk and basil, close the lid and cook for another 45 minutes to an hour.
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Gluten Free Options: Bolognese sauce should be completely gluten free. As always, double check all the packaging of the products you are using. You can serve it with gluten free pasta, zucchini noodles, sauteed vegetables, or spaghetti squash.
Storing: Store sauce in a glass jar (or two jars) with an air-tight lid, in the refrigerator for 5-7 days. Food spoils faster when bacteria is introduced. To lower chances of bacteria getting in, do not put spoons or anything else in when getting sauce out, but pour some sauce out of the jar instead. Keep the lid on and open the jar as little as possible. It’s better to divide the sauce among two jars so that the same jar is not opened several times for different recipes.
Freezing: there are detailed freezing instructions for this sauce in the post. Make sure to check that if you plant to freeze it.