My husband loved this and would eat bowls of the sauce before I put it over the pasta.

2 Tablespoons butter

6 Tablespoons olive oil

6 ounces finely chopped pancetta

2 chopped large onions

3 chopped carrots

2 stalks chopped celery

3 cloves chopped garlic

1/2 teaspoon red pepper

One cup chopped parsley.

One pound lean ground beef

Two pounds ground veal

One pound ground pork or chopped leftover pulled pork

2 cups red wine

2 -28 ounces can chunky Pastene tomatoes

One small can of tomato paste

Rinse out each can with a little water and add to the pot

3 teaspoons beef bouillon powder

10  basil leaves

2 cups half and half

One tablespoon butter

Melt the oil and butter

Add the pancetta

Cook till the pancetta is brown and rendered

Add the onion and garlic for one minute

Add the carrots, celery and red pepper

Cook on medium heat till everything is soft

Add all the meat and cook till it is cooked

Take out of the pan and add the wine to the pan

Reduce till the alcohol is cooked off and  is reduced at least by half

Make sure you stir the bottom to remove all the tasty little meat pieces.

Add the paste and 1/2 can water. Stir.

Add the tomatoes and stir.

Add all the meat, vegetables, parsley, beef bouillon and basil.

Stir well and let this all simmer for about two hours.

Stir often

Taste for more salt

When the sauce has thickened add the 1/2 and 1/2 and butter

Keep on low till the pasta is cooked

I do make fresh pasta for this sauce because it deserves it.

I deserve fresh pasta…..and so much more.

If you don’t have time to make fresh, go and buy the refrigerated pasta. Its pretty good.

Serve with grated Romano cheese, Italian bread and a glass of red wine.

I use the food processor to chop all the vegetables because they should be very fine. It saves a ton of time.

This sauce freezes well.

This is enough for eight good eaters.

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