Homemade Bolognese

Over the last year I've been working on my own bolognese recipe. The recipe below is my best version so far, but I'm looking forward to making further improvements. I think adding cinnamon and some hot red pepper flakes would be a great addition for next time!

Ingredients:
2 carrots
1 green pepper
Half box of mushrooms
1 onion
1.3 - 1.5 lbs ground beef (the lower fat the better)
​2 sausages 
3/4 cup tomato juice
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon thyme
1 bayleaf
1 can Hunt's tomato paste (6 ounces)
2 cans Hunt's tomoato sauce (15 ounces each)

Directions:

1. Finely chop carrots, pepper, mushrooms, and onion.
2. Sautee vegetables over medium low heat in olive oil for about ten mintues (or less depending on how quickly they are cooking and how finely they are chopped!).

     3. Increae heat to medium-high. Add in the ground beef and sausage (remove its casing), and cook through until all meat is browned. 
        4. Pour in the tomato juice and stir until it evaporates, about 5 minutes.
        5. Stir in freshly ground pepper, thyme, and bayleaf.
        6. Add tomato paste and tomato sauce.

       7. Turn the heat to low and let it simmer for at least two hours, stirring occasionally. The sauce will reduce a lot, and it will be a thick and delicious when ready to put on pasta!