Recipe - Italian Meat Sauce

One fourth cup Butter
One half cup Olive oil
1 One half cup Onion; finely chopped
1 cup Carrots; grated
One half cup Celery; finely chopped
2 One half cup Mushrooms; finely chopped
2 teaspoon Parsley; finely chopped
2 pound Lean ground beef/hamburger
2 tablespoon Flour
2 tablespoon Tomato puree
1 cup Red wine
3 One half cup Beef broth
Salt; to taste
Pepper; to taste
Oregano; to taste
Garlic; to taste

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.

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