Italian Meat Sauce



INGREDIENTS:

1/4 c  butter 

1/2 c  olive oil

1 1/2 c  onion; finely chopped

1 c  carrots; grated

1/2 c  celery; finely chopped

2 1/2 c  mushrooms; finely chopped

2 ts Parsley; finely chopped

2 lb Lean ground beef/hamburger

2 tb Flour

2 tb tomato puree

1 c  Red wine

3 1/2 c  beef broth

Salt; to taste

Pepper; to taste

Oregano; to taste

Garlic; to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine butter and oil in large frypan and heat.  Add onions
and saute' for one minute.  Add carrots, celery, mushrooms and
parsley; cook, stirring frequently for 5 min.  Crumble in ground
beef and cook, stirring frequently until lightly browned.
Sprinkle flour over the ground beef and stir until well blended.
Stir in puree.  Add wine gradually, stirring constantly. Add the
broth and season with spices as desired.  Simmer, stirring
occasionally, for about 1 hour or until thickened.  Serve with
pasta. Each serving is about 1 cup of sauce.



Italian Meat Sauce