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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Crumbled ground beef, and pre-cook in dutch oven (DO NOT brown, just render the fat/water). | 2. Drain pre-cooked beef (I do this in a strainer lined with paper towels). Wipe extra grease/water from bottom of pan with a paper towel. | 3. Chop onion and celery; finely dice carrot. | 4. Sauté onion and EVOO in dutch oven on low heat, until onion is translucent (be careful not to let onion get brown; this makes it bitter, which makes the sauce bitter. If it gets brown, throw it out & start again!). | 5. Add carrot, celery, and salt, continuing to sauté until all veggies soften, stirring often. | 6. Add beef, tomato, herb/spice. Stir. Cover and raise heat until sauce is simmering. | 7. Turn heat down to lowest possible. Continue to simmer, covered, for at least an hour, stirring every 15 minutes. | 8. If heat is too high, or pot not well-insulated, water may need to be added. | 9. Add chopped parsley when you turn off the heat -- FINISHED! | 10. Note: Flat-edged wooden spatulas are best for lifting sugar-laden ingredients (i.e. veggies & tomato sauce) from the bottom of a pot. | 11. Alt: If you're not picky about fat, skip the 'pre-cook beef' step, and add beef directly to cooked veggies. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1 1/2	1/2	ground	1347.1709	0.0	132.1316	86.6136
tomato sauce	16	ounces		512.568	81.6026	26.717	8.8906
tomato	8	ounces	crushed	52.1631	11.5666	2.7216	0.4536
white onion	1			64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
carrot	3			157.44	36.7872	3.5712	0.9216
celery rib	4			-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
red pepper flake	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
oregano	1	tablespoon	dried	7.95	2.0676	0.27	0.1284
basil	1	tablespoon		0.6095	0.0702	0.0835	0.017
parsley	1/2	cup		10.8	1.899	0.8909999999999999	0.237
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.