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Expand2 tablespoons butter Ask a question about this ingredient
2 tablespoons olive oil Ask a question about this ingredient
1 ounce pancetta Ask a question about this ingredient
1 pound ground beef Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 cup pureed tomatoes Ask a question about this ingredient
2 garlic cloves Ask a question about this ingredient
1 sweet onion Ask a question about this ingredient
1 celery stick Ask a question about this ingredient
5 carrots Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 cup white wine Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup full fat milk or 2% Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup chicken stock Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 teaspoon sea salt Ask a question about this ingredient
Finely chop garlic, onion, carrots and celery and reserve in a small bowl.
Ask a question about this stepPlace your frying pan on medium heat burner and add 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter. Add garlic and onions sauté until evenly browned. Add carrots and celery and continue to sauté over high heat until they start to brown. Add pancetta to this aromatic sauté and mix until nicely cooked. Take mixture off burner and set aside.
Ask a question about this stepPlace another frying pan over a high heat burner and add 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp butter. Add ground beef and sauté until evenly browned.
Ask a question about this stepAdd back your aromatic mixture to the beef, keeping the temperature on high. Pour white wine into the beef and mix until liquid slightly evaporates. You want to dissolve the delicious bits of burnt meat that stuck to the pan. Basically you can let it evaporate almost entirely.
Ask a question about this stepTake a large oven-resistant pot with a tight lid and then empty everything you've been cooking into this pot.
Ask a question about this stepPour the milk into the pot and bring to a boil.
Ask a question about this stepAdd the tomatoes and mix.
Ask a question about this stepAdd chicken stock, salt, pepper and nutmeg, cover and simmer for about 3 hours.
Ask a question about this stepBoil some pasta.
Ask a question about this stepOnce pasta is cooked, add your sauce to pasta and mix all together. Transfer to an oven dish and bake for about 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 350F.
Ask a question about this stepTop with some cheese and serve.
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