Best Bolognese Sauce (Ragu)
- Ready In:
- 33mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
1 quart
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, Minced
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and minced
- 1 stalk celery, minced
- 1⁄4 cup bacon or 1/4 cup pancetta, minced
- 1⁄2 lb ground lean pork or 1/2 lb turkey
- 1⁄2 lb lean ground beef
- 3⁄4 cup dry white wine
- 28 ounces plum tomatoes, can drained (reserve juice)
- 1 cup beef or 1 cup chicken stock
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
directions
- Saute the onions, carrots, celery and bacon over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionaly until veggies are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add the ground meat and cook. Stir until all lumps are broken up and all traces of red are gone.
- Add the wine and/or tomato juice from the whole tomatoes, raising the heat slightly. Cook until most of the liquid is evaporated, about 5 minutes.
- Crush the tomatoes and add to the pot, stir and add the stock.
- Turn heat to low and cook at a simmer, stirring occasionaly to break up any remaining clumps.
- After an hour or so add salt and pepper.
- Cook for at least another hour, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the sauce is very thick. This sauce may be frozen at this point -reheat before completing.
- Add the cream (1/2 & 1/2 or milk if ok, too) and cook for another 15 to 30 minutes. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve with any dried or fresh pasta (I think fettucine is the best)topping with the fresh parmesan. Makes a great lasagne as well.
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