How to Make Bolognese Sauce recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup finely diced onion ½ cup finely diced celery ½ cup finely diced carrot 1 pinch salt 1 ½ pounds ground beef salt freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 ½ cups 2% milk 2 cups white wine 1 (28 ounce) can whole Italian plum tomatoes (preferably San Marzano) 2 cups water, or as needed
Nutrition Info
- 393.6 caloriescarbohydrate: 14.2 gcholesterol: 84 mgfat: 20.9 gfiber: 2.3 gprotein: 22.6 gsaturatedFat: 8.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 935.1 mgsugar: 8.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions How to Make Bolognese Sauce
Directions
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Melt butter with olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onion, celery, and carrot with pinch of salt until onion turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir ground beef into vegetables and cook, stirring constantly until meat is crumbly and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Season meat mixture with 1 1/2 teaspoon salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg.
Pour milk into ground beef mixture and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring often, until most of the milk has evaporated and bottom of pan is still slightly saucy, about 5 minutes.
Raise heat to medium high and pour white wine into ground beef mixture, cook and stir until white wine has mostly evaporated, about 5 more minutes.
Pour tomatoes with juice into a large mixing bowl and crush them with your fingers until they resemble a slightly chunky sauce. Pour tomatoes into sauce, fill can with 2 cups water and add to sauce. Bring to a simmer.
Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring often, until mixture cooks down into a thick sauce, at least 3 hours but preferably 4 to 6 hours. Skim fat from top of sauce if desired. If sauce is too thick or too hot on the bottom, add a little more water. Taste and adjust seasonings before serving.