Bolognese Sauce
Ingredients
1/4 cup olive oil
1 small onion, chopped fine
1 carrot, chopped fine
1 celery stalk, chopped fine
1/4 pound pancetta, chopped coarsely
1-1/2 pounds ground beef, preferably chuck
1-1/2 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 28 ounce can imported Italian plum tomatoes, passed through a food mill
1 cup meat broth, hot
salt and pepper to taste
Method
1/4 cup olive oil
1 small onion, chopped fine
1 carrot, chopped fine
1 celery stalk, chopped fine
1/4 pound pancetta, chopped coarsely
1-1/2 pounds ground beef, preferably chuck
1-1/2 pound ground pork
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 28 ounce can imported Italian plum tomatoes, passed through a food mill
1 cup meat broth, hot
salt and pepper to taste
Method
- In a large deep sauce pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrot and celery, cook stirring occasionally until the onion is translucent, about 10 minutes.
- Add the pancetta, ground beef and ground pork, turn heat to high and cook, stirring occasionally until meat is browned, about 15 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and meat broth, and season with salt and pepper. Let come to a boil, then lower the heat to low and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. The sauce should be thick with very little liquid left.
