Spaghetti alla Bolognese

  • 1lb ground beef
  • 1lb ground pork
  • large can of tomato sauce
  • 2 Tbls tomato paste
  • 2 tbs of butter
  • 3 whole large carrots, finely diced
  • I leek, or large onion, finely diced
  • 1 tsp of red pepper flakes
  • 1 1/5 cup of chicken stock
  • 1 cup of milk or heavy cream
  • dash of red wine.
  • optional- a couple of cloves.
  • Parmesan

In pot, melt butter, throw in onions and carrots, sauté until softened. add in tomato paste. Brown meet in separate pan, pork and beef until browned. drain, and add meat to the pot with veggies/sauce. glaze the meat pan with wine, coffee off for a minute or two. add wine and drippings into the sauce pot. mix well, add salt, black pepper. (optional add a couple of cloves- changes the flavor quite a bit.) throw in red pepper flakes, stock, and tomato sauce. Cook on low for three hours, stirring occasionally.

Add milk or cream. mix through. cook spaghetti, add as much sauce as you want, cover with parmesan