Bolognese Meat Sauce

Name: Bolognese Meat Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Yield: 750
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 onions; 1 carrots; 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 stalk celery; 1 slice bacon; 1/2 tbsp butter, unsalted; 1 tbsp olive oil; 360 g ground beef, lean; 1/3 cup milk, partly skimmed, 2%; 1 cup canned tomatoes (diced); 2 tsp tomato paste; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 pinch salt; ground pepper to taste

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Named after the sumptuous cooking style of Bologna (in Italy), the "Ragù Bolognese" [baw-law-NYEH-seh] is a thick, full-bodied meat and vegetable sauce, enhanced with milk or cream. It is a versatile sauce, that may be used over pasta, as a filling in lasagne or cannelloni, and in many other ways.

Preparation : 30 min Cooking : 1 h

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Ingredients

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???	carrots, finely chopped	???
???	garlic, finely chopped	???
???	celery, finely chopped	???
???	bacon, finely chopped	???
???	butter, unsalted	???
???	olive oil	???
???	ground beef, lean, or medium-lean	???
???	milk, partly skimmed, 2%	???
???	canned tomatoes (diced)	???
???	tomato paste	???
???	dried oregano	???
???	salt [optional]	???
???	ground pepper to taste [optional]	???

Before you start

A food processor would make chopping the vegetables easier.

Method

Finely chop the onion, carrot, garlic, celery, and bacon.
Heat the oil and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the vegetables and bacon, then cook until softened, 5-6 min, with some stirring. Add the meat, then salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring frequently and breaking up the meat with a spoon until it loses its pink colour and starts browning, about 7-8 min.
Raise the heat to high, then add the milk. Cook, stirring frequently, until the liquid has evaporated, about 3 min.
Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and oregano, then cover and simmer gently over low heat for at least 1 h. Stir occasionally and add some water as needed to prevent the sauce from becoming too dry. Season with additional salt and pepper. It is important to simmer all the ingredients until the sauce is thick and the beef very tender. (If you are using a pressure cooker, the cooking time is reduced to 15 min from the time it starts to spatter).