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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. | 2. Add in the diced bacon and saute until beginning to brown (about 5 minutes). | 3. Add in the onion, celery, carrot, garlic, thyme, basil, dryed pepper flakes and bay leaves; saute for about 5-6 minutes. | 4. Add in tomato paste; cook stiring with a wooden spoon for 2 minutes. | 5. Then add in the ground veal and pork; cook until cooked through and well browned (about 12 minutes, the meat should be BROWNED well!). | 6. Add in the wine then simmer for about 8 minutes uncovered. | 7. Add in the broth and crushed tomatoes; reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring often with a wooden spoon. | 8. Uncover and season with salt and pepper; simmer for another hour or more (uncovered). | 9. If you prefer a creamy sauce, add in about 1/4 cup whipping cream towards the end of cooking. | 10. Serve over cooked pasta and top with parmesan cheese. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	3 -5	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
bacon	4	slices	diced	467.04	1.4336	14.1344	44.4528
onion	1		chopped	60.0	14.01	1.65	0.15
garlic	2	tablespoons	minced	25.33	5.6202	1.0812	0.085
celery	2	stalks	chopped	20.48	3.8016	0.8832	0.2176
carrot	2		peeled diced	41.0	9.58	0.93	0.24
thyme	1	teaspoon	dried	0.8079999999999999	0.1956	0.0445	0.0134
basil	2	teaspoons	dried	0.4063	0.0468	0.0556	0.0113
red pepper flake	1	teaspoon	dried	-	-	-	-
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
tomato paste	3	tablespoons		39.36	9.0768	2.0736	0.2256
veal	1	lb	ground	607.4680000000001	6.3467	98.3736	20.9894
pork	1	lb	ground	1705.536	0.0	63.0958	159.0775
red wine	1 1/4	1/4		-	-	-	-
beef broth	2	cans		60.9	0.348	9.918	1.9140000000000001
tomato	1	can	crushed	62.068999999999996	13.7631	3.2384	0.5397
cream			whipped	-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese				-	-	-	-
pasta			cooked	-	-	-	-

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