One of my favorite things to do on a lazy Sunday is to curl up on my couch watching trashy tv for hours. I could literally eat junk food all day (chips and dip please!) and veg out with my feet up... Feeling guilty about not be productive as times passes. When I preplan for such events, or lack there of, cooking all day is another fave.
Like the smart girl that I am, today I planned to be lazy. I picked up all the ingredients necessary to make crockpot bolognese. A little lazy since I let the crockpot do the work, but still a delicious meal at the end of the day. Personally, I prefer my bacon-packed stove top bolognese but this recipe certainly does the job.
Ingredients:
1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, finely chopped
2-3 cloves of garlic, minced
1-2 pounds ground beef or turkey
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 cup whole milk
1 cup white wine
2 28-oz cans of whole peeled tomatoes, drained and crushed
Directions:
1) Heat olive oil a dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrot and
cook until the onion is tender. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add
the beef or turkey, breaking it apart with your spoon and cooking until it is just
browned. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
2) Stir in the milk and bring it to a rapid simmer. Continue simmering
until the milk has reduced completely and very little liquid remains,
about 10 minutes. Stir in the wine and simmer again until reduced
completely, about 10 minutes. Transfer the beef mixture to the slow
cooker.
3) Add the cans of tomatoes to
the slow cooker and stir to combine. Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours or
LOW for 8 hours.
4) In the last half hour of cooking, remove the lid to allow any excess
liquid to evaporate and reduce the sauce. The finished sauce should be
chunky and creamy without being soupy.
The finished product with some fab g-free rigatoni and freshly grated parm. Yum!!
