This Italian meat sauce with mushrooms is robust and hearty. Serve over your favorite pasta with Parmesan cheese if desired.
Prep
27 min
Cook
91 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 onions
, chopped
1 clove garlic
, crushed
3 cups red wine
, divided
2 pounds fresh mushrooms
, sliced
4 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
0.25 teaspoons dried rosemary
0.25 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
3
, 29 ounce
1
, 6 ounce
Instructions
1
Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Cook beef and pork in the hot skillet until crumbly and no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
2
Warm olive oil in another large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onions and garlic in hot oil until onions are tender, about 5 minutes. Pour in 1/2 cup wine; mix well.
3
Add mushrooms, oregano, rosemary, and thyme to onion mixture. Pour in another 1/2 cup wine; cook and stir until mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes.
4
Add browned meat, tomato sauce, and tomato paste to mushroom mixture. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour.
5
Pour in remaining 2 cups wine. Continue simmering for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally; serve.
Nutrition per serving
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