Bon Appétit

Chef Tony's Bolognese

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 each white onion diced
• 2 ribs celery diced
• 1 small carrot diced
• 4 tablespoons fresh chopped garlic
• 1 each bay leave
• 4 slices bacon chopped
• 1# ground beef ( short rib blend works great)
• 1/4 pound ground veal
• 1/4 pound ground pork
• 3 Cans of your favorite tomatoes
• 1/2 cup of chianti wine or whatever you have available
• rind from small piece grana padana cheese. keep rest for topping pasta at end
• 2 Oz heavy cream optional
• 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped

Method

• Place olive oil into a heavy sauce pot and place on low flame till slightly heated (don't over-heat)
• Add bacon and cook till crisp
• Put garlic onion, celery and carrot and cook about 5 minutes
• Add your ground meats and cook an additional 5 to 10 minutes until cooked thru
• Add red wine and simmer another 5 minutes
• Add your tomatoes and grana padana cheese rinds
• Use a potato masher to break up tomatoes and meats – let simmer 1 hour
• Finish with the heavy cream (optional) and basil
• Serve topped with grated grana padana/ toasted ciabatta bread and your favorite pasta (Chef Tony's preference is Paperadelle or rigatoni) 
• Bon Appétit!