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Bolognese Sauce

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TOTAL TIME: 3 hr 10 min
Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 30 min
Cook: 2 hr 30 min
 
YIELD: 16 or enough sauce for 2 (9 by 13-inch) pans lasagne
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 pound ground veal
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 3 (28-ounce) cans pelati tomatoes*
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup whole milk
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Directions

Saute the onion, carrots, and celery in about 5 tablespoons olive oil in a large rondeau until soft. Add the pancetta to the soffritto (onion mixture). Cook on a medium-high flame for about 7 to 10 minutes, then add the meat; break it up well with a wooden spoon. Cook's Note: You can jack up the heat a bit, and keep stirring until all the ground meat is browned. Add the red pepper flakes and the parsley and cook for just 1 minute.

Add the wine now and cook until the alcohol is completely evaporated, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom of the pan.

Pulse the tomatoes smooth in a food processor and add them to the meat, season generously with salt and pepper, lower the flame to medium and cook for about 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Finish the sauce by adding the whole milk, stir well and set aside, to cool off.

Notes

Pelati tomatoes are whole canned tomatoes.

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  • on February 22, 2013

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    Wow! I made this sauce on a chilly winter day to serve with spaghetti. Since it's just my husband, daughter and myself, I only made 1/2 of the recipe, and still had enough left over to freeze for another time. This was so simple to make. The sauce is hearty and delicious. I can't wait to make the lasagna that goes with this recipe. Will definitely make this for friends!

    "Extra Virgin" is one of my absolute favorite programs on The Cooking Channel. Debi and Gabriele have a lovely chemistry. I'm very particular, but not complicated, so their style of cooking works well for me. I can't wait to try more of your recipes!

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  • on February 04, 2013

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    Recipe is amazing as is. Only substituted bacon for pancetta and total of 2 lbs ground beef instead of 1 lb ea of beef and veal as I didn't have either in the house. I am a big recipe changer and glad I read the reviews that said to leave it as. I did not use garlic. Sauce has only simmered for 20 minutes and I'm already eating it by the spoonful. Yum!!!

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  • on December 30, 2012

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    making this now but sauce without any garlic???? Wonder if their is a mistake in this recipe. I added some anyways.

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