Bolognese

Bolognese

Most amazing classic Bolognese

  • 10
  • 20 minutes
  • 3 - 4 hours

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 2 cups mushrooms
  • 4oz pancetta
  • 1lb ground beef
  • 1lb ground pork
  • 1lb ground veal
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 6oz can tomato paste
  • 28oz crushed tomatoes
  • 14.5oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup sauvignon blanc
  • 6 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 fresh bay leaves
  • salt & pepper

Directions

  1. Heat butter and oil in a 6-quart pot over medium-high heat until butter starts to sizzle, then reduce heat to medium.
  2. Add pancetta, and cook 3 minutes or until pancetta begins to brown and fat has rendered.
  3. Add onion, carrot, celery, mushrooms and salt and cook 10 minutes, stirring often, until just beginning to brown around edges.
  4. Add garlic and cook 2 minutes.
  5. Add beef, pork and veal and cook over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring frequently and breaking up meat, or until no longer pink.
  6. Add tomato paste and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  7. Pour in wine and cook 6 minutes, stirring to scrape up browned bits from bottom of pot, or until liquid has evaporated.
  8. Add 3/4 cup milk and cook 3 minutes or until slightly reduced
  9. Add crushed and diced tomatoes, stock, thyme and bay leaves and bring to a boil over high heat.
  10. Reduce heat to a very low simmer and cook, partially covered, 3 - 4 hours, occasionally skimming fat from the surface.

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