Slow Cooked Bolognese Sauce with Sweet Potato Noodles

Who doesn't have a favourite sauce?  Here's mine.  

Generally make a big batch of this and freeze portions / 2 svgs each

For the bolognese sauce:

• 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 2 shallots or 1 onion, minced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium rutabaga, chopped small
• 10 ounces baby bella or crimini mushrooms, chopped small
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon raspberry wine vinegar (or balsamic)*
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
• ¼ teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• Pinch of allspice
• One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes

Instructions

1. pour room temperature water over the dried porcini mushrooms and set them aside to soak while you prepare the remaining ingredients. Once they've soaked for 20-30 minutes, remove them from the liquid with a slotted spoon, rinse them, and chop them finely. If desired, strain the soaking liquid and reserve it for use later or in another recipe.
2. Heat the ghee and olive oil in a very large saucepan over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 7-8 minutes. Raise the heat to medium high and add the garlic, rutabaga, and both kinds of mushrooms. Cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms have released their liquid and most of it has bubbled away, about 8 minutes.  Place in crockpot.
3. Add 1 T olive oil to frying pan.  Add the beef and pork and cook and ( I also add reserved mushroom liquid)  stirring to break up the meat until cooked through and no longer pink.
4. Add cooked meat & all the other remaining ingredients  to slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

To Serve: 

Spiralize 1 -2 sweet potatoes.   Place in frying pan on med – high heat

Add cup of sauce to pan and stir until noodles are heated thru. Place in 2 - 3 serving bowls, top with more sauce if desired (yes please).

*If you're not doing a Whole30, you can use 1 cup red wine instead of the vinegars. 

Recipe Source:   A calculated whisk