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Rigatoni Bolognese
This Rigatoni Bolognese is intensely appetizing, with a perfect combination of seasoning and depth of flavors. It's a restaurant quality dish that tastes amazing and is easy to make.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h 20m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 3h👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pot
- dutch oven
- oven
- wooden spoon
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Sauté
2
Melt 3 Tb butter in Dutch oven or a heavy large pot, over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery and cook ⏱️ 5-7 minutes until softened.
onion (finely chopped)3 tablespoonscelery (minced )3 tablespoons
3
Cook
4
If using unseasoned ground meat, mix about 1/2 tsp salt into meat before adding it to the pot. Add meat to pot and cook, breaking up large pieces of ground meat with wooden spoon, until cooked through.
ground meat (Italian sausage recommended, casings removed)12 ouncessalted butter5 tablespoonssalt (to taste)
5
Stir in whole milk. Bring to simmer. Cook for ⏱️ 10-15 minutes. Stir in wine, bring back to simmer, and cook another ⏱️ 10-15 minutes.
whole milk1 cup
6
Simmer
7
Stir in chopped tomatoes, tomato juices, and bay leaves. Bring to simmer again. Once it is back to a good simmer, reduce heat even lower so that sauce is just barely simmering, with occasional bubble or two at surface. Let sauce barely simmer, uncovered, for about ⏱️ 3 hours. Stir only occasionally.
bay leaves2
8
Skim Excess Oil
9
Once sauce finishes simmering, it should appear visibly reduced. At this point, skim excess oil off the top of sauce. Add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
salted butter5 tablespoonssalt (to taste)
10
Boil Pasta
11
Bring generously-salted water to boil in a large pot. Cook pasta until al dente, and reserve 1/2 cup or more of the pasta water. Drain rest of the water and return pasta to the pot.
12
Combine and Serve
13
Add Bolognese sauce and the remaining 2 TB of butter to the pasta, tossing to combine. Add some pasta water as needed for saucier consistency. Serve warm, with freshly shredded Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts
calories
537 kcal
fat Content
23 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
134 mg
protein Content
21 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
70 mg
carbohydrate Content
59 g
saturated Fat Content
11 g
unsaturated Fat Content
9 g
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