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Bolognese Sauce Recipe

This zesty sauce has ground meat, onion, and garlic, simmered until thick and rich.

Ingredients :
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion finely diced
  • 4 cloves garlic crushed
  • 1 carrot finely diced
  • 1 rib celery finely diced
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • ½ pound lean ground pork
  • 1 ¼ cups red wine or beef broth
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 can whole tomatoes with juices, 28 ounces each
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon salt more to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • pappardelle or long pasta, for serving
Directions :
  1. In a large pot, cook onion in oil over medium heat until softened, about 3 to 4 minutes.
  2. Add garlic, carrot, and celery, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add beef and pork. Break it up with a wooden spoon, until no pink remains. Drain fat.
  4. Add the wine and simmer uncovered until evaporated, about 10 minutes. Add milk and simmer uncovered until evaporated, about 8 minutes.
  5. Stir in tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, and bay leaf. Break tomatoes up with a spoon. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until thickened. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
  6. Cook pasta according to package directions. Reserve 1 ½ cups of pasta water and drain the pasta well.
  7. Toss pasta with sauce, adding pasta water to thin it out if needed.
  8. Serve hot with parmesan cheese.