Bolognese Sauce

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Source: O Magazine
* Makes 4 cups sauce
==Ingredients==
* 1 medium onion
* 1 large or 2 small carrots
* 2 to 3 stalks celery
* 1 oz pancetta, very finely chopped
* 1 pound ground beef (not lean)
* 1 tbsp salt
* ⅛ tbsp freshly ground pepper
* pinch allspice
* 1 cup whole milk
* 1 cup dry white wine
* 1 can diced tomatoes, with their liquid
* 1 pound pasta, such as rigatoni
* Parmigiano Reggiano cheese for grating
==Directions==
# Finely chop onion, carrot and celery.
# In a heavy bottomed pan or Dutch oven over low heat, cook pancetta until all fat is rendered and pancetta is just beginning to brown.
# Add chopped vegetables, raise heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently until onion is translucent and soft.
# Add ground beef, breaking it up with a spoon, ¼ t.
# (to start) salt, plus pepper and allspice.
# Cook until meat is brown.
# Add milk.
# When it begins to simmer, reduce heat to low and cook at a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally until milk has mostly boiled away, about.
# Add tomatoes and juice; bring to a simmer.
# Cove pot, reduce heat to low and allow sauce to cook very gently at barest simmer, 2½ to 3 hours.
# Just before sauce is done, bring a pot of water to boil, salt it generously and boil pasta according to package directions.
# Drain, mix with a third of sauce, then serve with remaining sauce on top with lots of grated parmigiano cheese. 
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