Recipe: Yummy Bolognese Sauce

Bolognese Sauce.

You can cook Bolognese Sauce using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bolognese Sauce

1. Prepare 2 tbsps of olive oil.
2. It's 6 tbsps of unsalted butter.
3. It's 1 cup of onion, small dice.
4. Prepare 1 1/3 cups of carrot, small dice.
5. Prepare 1/2 lb. of ground beef chuck (80% lean – no leaner).
6. You need 1/2 lb. of ground pork.
7. You need 1/2 lb. of ground veal.
8. You need of salt.
9. It's of peoper.
10. It's 2 cups of whole milk.
11. You need 2 cups of red wine.
12. You need 3-5 cups of canned Italian plum tomatoes with juices, diced.

Bolognese Sauce step by step

1. Place the oil, butter, and onion in a large pot (don’t use cast-iron) over medium heat..
2. Sauté the onion until it is translucent, then add the carrot. Stir for 2 minutes..
3. Add the ground meat, a large pinch of salt, and some freshly ground pepper..
4. Brown the meat and break any clumps into small pieces..
5. Pour the milk into the pot and simmer, stirring often, until the liquid has cooked away completely (about 45 minutes)..
6. Add the wine and let it simmer, stirring occasionally, until it has evaporated (about 30 minutes).
7. Add the tomatoes, stirring well to mix everything together. When the sauce starts to boil, reduce the heat to a simmer..
8. Let the sauce cook uncovered for 3 hours (or more), giving it a stir every now and again. If all of the liquid boils off before the cooking time is done, stir in 1/2 cup of water and continue to simmer. Repeat as necessary. By the end, there should be no liquid left. Season with salt to taste. Makes 4 cups of sauce. Can be refrigerated in an airtight container for 3 days or frozen..