Traditional Italian Bolognese Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion finely chopped, approx 1 cup
• 2 large carrots finely chopped, approx 1 cup
• 4 stalks celery finely chopped, approx 1 cup
• 3 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 pound ground chuck 20% fat
• 1 pound sausage meat sweet Italian, loose out of casing
• 1 tablespoon sea salt to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg optional, I left it out, I don't like nutmet
• 1 cup red wine *You can use a dry white wine if you prefer
• 84 ounces plum tomatoes
• 3 cans crushed tomatoes
• 1/4 cup Italian parsley finely chopped
• 1/4 cup basil finely chopped
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup romano cheese grated, parmesan can be used as a substitute
• 1 cup heavy cream Light cream or half and half can be used as a substitute

Nutrition

• Calories : 1620 calories
• Carbohydrate : 40 grams
• Cholesterol : 380 milligrams
• Fat : 127 grams
• Fiber : 8 grams
• Protein : 69 grams
• SaturatedFat : 58 grams
• Sodium : 4350 milligrams
• Sugar : 26 grams
• TransFat : 3.5 grams