| ½ cup 2½ tsp | Butter, unsalted | |
| 1 tsp | Olive Oil | |
| 1⅜ cups | Onions, white or yellow, raw, chopped | |
| 1⅜ cups 1 tbsp | Carrots, raw, chopped | |
| 1⅙ cups 1 tsp | Celery, raw, chopped | |
| 35.27 oz | Beef, ground or minced, 10% fat | |
| 1 tbsp | Wine, white | |
| 1 cup 1 tbsp | Milk, whole, 3.25% fat | |
| 2½ cups | Tomatoes, red, canned, in tomato juice, no salt added | |
| 1 (ea. 0.11 oz) | Garlic, raw | |
| 10⅝ tsp | Peppers, pickled, drained (frigitelli, pepperoncini) | |
| 90.21 oz | altogether (view nutrition facts) |
Preparation
- Serving size:15 oz (calculated)
- The most important aspect to get right is the soffritto: Heat the butter with the oil to prevent the butter from burning.
- Add the finely chopped onions, carrots and celery sticks. Keep on a low heat for at least 30 minutes. The soffritto is done when the vegetables are soft and translucent.
- While the soffritto is cooking, brown the ground beef on a high heat until it caramelizes.
- Deglaze it with a splash of white wine to release the crust from the pot.
- Add the milk and bring to a boil.
- Add the canned tomatoes. If you can get them, use San Marzano plum tomatoes.
- Add the soffritto and the finely chopped garlic and pepperoncini to the meat sauce.
- Cook for at least 2 hours, five hours are ideal.
- Season to taste with chicken stock, salt and pepper.
- The flavors intensify when you heat it a second time. So it's a perfect sauce to prepare and freeze in portions.
- Calorie count528 kcal
- % of calories by macros
Alcohol 0.2 % 1 kcal 0.2 g Fat 62.5 % 330 kcal 36 g Net Carbs 7.8 % 41 kcal 10.2 g Dietary Fiber 1.5 % 8 kcal 3.8 g Protein 28.0 % 148 kcal 36.6 g - Approx. WW SmartPoints™16.3
- Alcohol 0.2 g
- Cholesterol 158 mg
- Sodium 251.3 mg
- Fat 36.3 g
- Saturated Fat 18.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.9 g
- Carbohydrates 14 g
- Dietary Fiber 3.8 g
- Total Sugars 8.1 g
- Added Sugar 0 g
- Sugar alcohols 0 g
- Protein 36.6 g
- Calcium 137.5 mg
- Iron 4.6 mg
- Magnesium 58.3 mg
- Potassium 1001.2 mg
- Zinc 8.5 mg
- Vitamin A (Retinol Equivalents) 453.4 mcg
- Vitamin B12 3.9 mcg
- Vitamin C 18.5 mg
- Folate 41.4 mcg
- Folic Acid 0 mcg