Bolognese Sauce

Ingredients

2 tablespoons melted butter
1 onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 celery, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1⁄2 lb ground beef
6 ounces Italian sausage, skinned
28 ounces crushed tomatoes, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped (or 1/4 tsp dry)
1 teaspoon fresh sage, chopped (or 1/4 tsp dry)
salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS

Heat butter in a large pan. Add celery, carrot, onion, and garlic and cook about 5 minutes.
Add meat and cook 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
Add tomatoes and remaining ingredients and stir, simmer for about 1 hour.
Serve over fresh, hot pasta.