Recipe: Appetizing Bolognese Sauce
Recipe: Appetizing Bolognese Sauce Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Bolognese Sauce. An excellent chunky pasta sauce with beef, pork, lots of vegetables and tons of flavor. Freeze any unused portions for later use. This Bolognese sauce is dedicated to the late great Marcella Hazan.
In a large dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat oil.
Stir in beef and garlic, breaking up meat with back of a spoon.
Heat butter and oil in a large pot over medium-high heat until butter starts to sizzle, then reduce heat to medium.
You can cook Bolognese Sauce using 11 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Bolognese Sauce
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It’s 3 of small onions minced.
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You need 3 of small carrots minced.
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It’s 3 of small celery and leaves minced.
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It’s 1 slice of minced bacon.
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You need 1 of ⁄2 package chicken giblets minced.
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It’s 2 of # lean ground beef.
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It’s 1 cup of red wine.
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It’s 2-28 oz of cans plum tomatoes.
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It’s 1 (6 oz) of can tomato paste.
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You need 6 oz of hot water.
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You need 2 tsp of salt and few grind of pepper.
Start by chopping the carrot, celery and onion very finely, but not too fine that it turns into a pulp.
Then in a medium to large pot add the olive oil and the chopped vegetables, cook the mixture covered on low heat until the onion is transparent.
Bolognese Sauce is an easy to make tomato-based meat sauce perfect on any pasta!
I this recipe, beef and pork are combined with onion, garlic and seasonings and cooked until thick and rich.
Bolognese Sauce step by step
- Cover bottom of pot with olive oil and saute the vegetables and bacon until golden.
Add meat and cook until browned
Add wine and cook until evaporated
Add the tomatoes, paste, and 6 oz of hot water.
Season with salt and pepper.
Cover and simmer 2 hours then remove lid and simmer 1/2 hour more..
This recipe freezes and reheats well making it the perfect weeknight meal!
As with many cherished recipes in Italy (like ragu sauce), the definition of 'authentic' varies by region and even by kitchen!
But the basic components of Bolognese Sauce include a small amount of fatty pork, a generous amount of ground beef, soffritto, white wine, tomatoes, tomato puree, or tomato paste and milk or cream.
Pour stock and milk into pot; add a pinch of salt.
In a large skillet heat the olive oil.
