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Hearty Eggplant Bolognese

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PREP TIME
15 min
COOKING TIME
60 min
TOTAL TIME
75 min
SERVINGS
6 servings
Italian
Hearty Eggplant Bolognese
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup olive oil, divided
  • 3 links pork sausage, casings removed
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 2 pounds eggplant, peeled and chopped
  • 1 small yellow onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (12 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
Instructions
1
Heat a generous amount of olive oil in a substantial cooking vessel over an intermediate heat setting; cook the pork sausage, fragmenting it into smaller portions with a sturdy wooden spoon, until it develops a rich brown color, approximately 5 minutes. Introduce the ground beef into the mixture; cook and stir until it reaches a brown, crumbly state, roughly 5 minutes. Remove any excess fat from the surface.
2
Pour the remaining olive oil over the sausage mixture; incorporate sliced eggplant, chopped onion, minced garlic, a pinch of salt, and a few grinds of black pepper. Cook and stir until the ingredients exhibit a light brown hue, around 10 minutes. Add sliced mushrooms and continue cooking until they become tender, approximately 5 minutes.
3
Combine crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, chopped parsley, dried oregano, and fresh basil in the sausage mixture; bring the entire mixture to a rolling boil. Cover the cooking vessel, lower the heat to a medium-low setting, and let it simmer for 30 minutes.