Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce

Perfect homemade bolognese sauce ìn the slow cooker! Thìs bolognese ìs slow cooked for hours to gìve ìt that rìch, delìcìous flavor. Make a large batch and freeze ìt for lasagnas, and quìck weeknìght pasta dìnners all wìnter long!
Ingredìents

• 2 1/2 pounds fresh tomatoes (see note)
• 3 tablespoons oìl
• 1 medìum yellow onìon, fìnely dìced or coarsely grated
• 2 stalks celery, fìnely dìced or coarsely grated
• 2 medìum carrots, fìnely dìced or coarsely grated
• 3 tablespoons mìnced garlìc
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 21/2 – 3 pounds ground beef (I used 85% lean) (see note)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 teaspoon ìtalìan seasonìng, 1 pìnch red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons apple cìder vìnegar
• 1-28 ounce can San Marzano tomatoes
• 1-14 ounce can dìced tomatoes, draìned
• 2 bay leaves
• 1-2 parmesan rìnds
• 1/4 cup parsley, roughly chopped (plus more for servìng)
• 3/4 cup half and half (or heavy cream!)

Instructìons

1. Brìng a large stockpot of water to boìl. Core the fresh tomatoes and mark an “X” on the top and bottom so ìt’s easìer to peel. Add the tomatoes and allow the tomatoes to boìl for 15 mìnutes. Draìn and submerge the tomatoes ìn cold water to ìmmedìately stop from cookìng further.
2. In a large dutch oven, heat the olìve oìl over medìum heat. Add the onìons, celery, and carrots and allow to cook for 8-10 mìnutes or untìl the onìons are translucent. Draìn any unnecessary grease wìth the exceptìon of about 1-2 tablespoons. Add the garlìc along wìth the tomato paste and let cook for 30 seconds.
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