Delicious Bolognese Meat Sauce
photo by gardeninthepocket
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
6 servings for pasta
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 29.58 ml butter
- 59.16 ml olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 29.58 ml pancetta or 29.58 ml bacon, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely sliced
- 1 stalk celery, finely sliced
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 340.19 g lean ground beef
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 157.80 ml red wine
- 118.29 ml milk
- 425.24 g can chopped tomatoes with juice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1.23 ml fresh thyme
directions
- 1. Heat the butter and oil in a heavy saucepan or earthenware pot. Add the onion, and cook over moderate heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the pancetta and cook untion the onion is translucent. Stir in the carrot, celery, and garlic. Cook 3 to 4 minutes more.
- 2. Add the beef, and crumble it into the vegetables with a fork. Stir until the meat loses its red color. Season with salt and pepper.
- 3. Pour in the wine, raise the heat slightly, and cook until the liquid evaporates, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the milk, and cook until it evaporates.
- 4. Stir in the tomatoes with their juice, and the herbs. Bring the sauce to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, and simmer, uncovered for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Correct the seasoning before serving. Serve over pasta.
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