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Bolognese Sauce
An easy traditional bolognese (Italian style meat and tomato sauce) that slowly simmers to flavour perfection.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 2h 45m👤 kevin📖 closetcooking
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- dutch oven
- wooden spoon
- oven
- pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Let the mushrooms soak in the just boiled water until tender, about ⏱️ 15-20 minutes, before chopping finely and reserving the water.
dried mushrooms1 ounce
2
Meanwhile, cook the pancetta, ground beef and sausage in a large saucepan (or dutch oven), crumbling the meat as it cooks with a wooden spoon until brown all over before draining the grease and setting the meat aside.
pancetta (or bacon), diced4 ouncesground beef1 pound
3
Heat the oil in the same pan on medium-high heat add the onions, carrots and celery and cook until tender, about ⏱️ 7-10 minutes.
medium onion, finely diced1carrots, finely diced2
4
Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
garlic, chopped4 clovesred pepper flakes (to taste)1 pinch
5
Add the meats, reserved mushroom water, wine, diced tomatoes, tomato puree, bay leaves, and oregano and bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, and cook anywhere from ⏱️ 10 minutes to ⏱️ 2-3 hours.
diced tomatoes1 (28 ounce) cantomato puree1 (14 ounce) canbay leaves2oregano (or Italian seasoning)1 teaspoon
6
Add the cream and cheese, let the cheese melt into the sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.
salt and pepper to taste
7
When appropriate, cook the fettuccine as directed on package and toss with the sauce or or serve with the sauce poured on top.
fettuccine1 pound
8
Toss the spaghetti and the sauce or serve the sauce on the spaghetti and garnish with parsley and grated parmigiano reggiano.
Nutrition Facts
calories
Calories 564
fat Content
Fat 43g
fiber Content
Fiber 6g
sugar Content
Sugars 8g
sodium Content
Sodium 646mg
protein Content
Protein 30g
trans Fat Content
Trans 0.6g
cholesterol Content
Cholesterol 105mg
carbohydrate Content
Carbs 58g
saturated Fat Content
Saturated 15g
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