Perfect Bolognese Sauce
A rich and hearty Bolognese sauce slow-simmered with ground meat, tomatoes, and aromatics for deep, savory flavor—perfect over pasta or in lasagna.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 200 g ground beef
- ½ carrot
- ½ onion
- ½ celery
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1½ tbsp tomato paste
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 can crushed tomatoes (400g)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 parmesan rind
- 2 bay leaves
- 100g tagliatelle
- parmesan cheese
- basil
Instructions
- Give your garlic, carrots, celery, and onion a fine dice.½ carrot, ½ onion, ½ celery
- Cook ground beef in a med-high heat pan for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Set aside.200 g ground beef
- Add your carrots, celery, and onion into the same pan. Cook 2 minutes.½ carrot, ½ onion, ½ celery
- Add minced garlic and tomato paste, cook 2 more minutes.2 cloves garlic, 1½ tbsp tomato paste
- Add red wine, let that reduce and cook for 2-3 minutes.1 cup red wine
- Add a can crushed tomatoes along with milk. Mix together.1 can crushed tomatoes, 1 cup milk
- Add ground beef back into the pan, season with salt and pepper, add a parmesan rind, and two bay leaves. Cover and simmer on low for 30-40 minutes. Once the sauce is done, it should be much thicker.200 g ground beef, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1 parmesan rind, 2 bay leaves
- Cook your tagliatelle in salted water until el dente. Add it to the sauce. Tip: adjust consistency of the sauce using your pasta water.100g tagliatelle
- Top the pasta with more sauce, parmesan cheese, and chopped basil.parmesan cheese, basil
