Tomato-Bacon Bolognese

Dinner 3.13.2012: Tomato-Bacon Bolognese

Tomato-Bacon Bolognese

Tomato-Bacon Bolognese

• Render the bacon pieces in a little olive oil until starting to brown; do not crisp:
• olive oil
• 3 bacon slices, trim large pieces of fat, small dice
• Add onion, thyme, and salt and sweat until transparent
• yellow onion, small dice
• kosher salt
• fresh thyme
• Increase heat, add ground beef. Cook until meat is cooked through:
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• Add tomatoes and sauce:
• 14 oz can fire roasted tomatoes (TJs)
• 28 oz diced* tomatoes or tomato sauce (TJs)
• Season and gently simmer for at least 30 minutes:
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• kosher salt
• pepper
• sugar
• dried thyme
• Garnish with:
• grated Parmesan
• chopped parsley

Serve with al-dente Spaghetti. Garnish with grated parmesan and chopped parsley.

*If you don't have tomato sauce simply use a food processor or immersion blender to make tomato sauce out of whole or diced canned tomatoes.

Add tomatoes, season, gently simmer for at least 30 minutes.

Increase heat; add ground beef.

Render bacon, drain fat, add onion and thyme, sweat until transparent.