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Bolognese Sauce
There's something so satisfying about making the perfect bolognese sauce on the stovetop, despite the fact that it takes a while. The aroma of the sauce cooking is a 'welcome home' to all who walk through the door.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 50m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 2h 30m👤 The Blue Jean Chef, Meredith Laurence📖 bluejeanchef
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- dutch oven
- oven
- pot
- wooden spoon
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pre-heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat.
2
Add the olive oil and butter and sauté the onion, carrots and celery for ⏱️ 8 minutes, or until the vegetables soften. Stir in the fresh thyme and cook for another minute or so. Add the beef and pork to the Dutch oven and cook, seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper and breaking the chunks of meat up with a wooden spoon, until there is no pink left in the meat. At this point, you can drain some of the fat out of the pot if desired. Tilt the pot up, pushing the meat to one side so the fat collects on the other side. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat with a spoon or turkey baster.
olive oil1 tablespoonbutter1 tablespoononion (finely chopped)1carrots (finely chopped)2ground beef1 poundsalt and freshly ground black pepper
3
Pour in the milk and stir, scraping the bottom of the Dutch oven to incorporate any bits of flavor. Increase the heat a little and simmer until the milk has almost entirely disappeared – about 8 to ⏱️ 10 minutes. Add the wine and continue to simmer until it too has almost disappeared – another ⏱️ 10 minutes.
milk1 cup
4
Add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Simmer (with a lid askew) for at least ⏱️ 2 hours, or preferably longer. If the sauce becomes too dry, stir in a little water (½ cup at a time), but make sure the water has evaporated or been absorbed before serving.
water (as needed)
5
Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve over pasta with more Parmesan cheese at the table.
Nutrition Facts
calories
425 kcal
fat Content
29 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
7 g
sodium Content
313 mg
protein Content
22 g
cholesterol Content
90 mg
carbohydrate Content
12 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
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