Ragu' alla bolognese

Name: Ragu' alla bolognese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 210 min
Total time: 230 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Beef (minced beef, coarsely ground and mixed) 10.5 oz; Tomato purée 1 ½ cup; Carrots ½ cup; Celery ½ cup; Yellow onions 1 cup; Fine salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; Red wine ½ cup; Pancetta 1 cup; Vegetable broth to taste; Extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp

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Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Serving: 4 persone
Cost: Average

PRESENTATION

Ragù alla Bolognese is the ultimate slow-cooked Italian meat sauce, a staple of traditional cuisine and the key to classic dishes like lasagna and tagliatelle. Its origins date back to Bologna and were officially documented by the Italian Academy of Cuisine in 1982. This authentic recipe blends ground beef, pancetta, onions, carrots, and celery, slowly simmered with tomato, wine, and broth to achieve a rich, deep flavor. Every Italian family has its own version, some adding milk for a smoother texture or using a mix of beef and pork for extra richness. The secret lies in patience - cooking for hours allows the flavors to fully develop. Whether you’re preparing a comforting Sunday meal or exploring Italian culinary traditions, this is the definitive Bolognese sauce. Follow our step-by-step guide and bring the taste of Italy to your table!

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INGREDIENTS: Beef 10.5 oz (300 g) - (minced beef, coarsely ground and mixed); Tomato purée 1 ½ cup (300 g); Carrots ½ cup (50 g); Celery ½ cup (50 g); Yellow onions 1 cup (50 g); Fine salt to taste; Black pepper to taste; Red wine ½ cup (100 g); Pancetta 1 cup (150 g); Vegetable broth to taste; Extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp

Preparation

How to prepare Ragu' alla bolognese

To prepare the Bolognese sauce, first take the pancetta. First cut into slices and then into strips 1, without being too precise. Then with a knife chop it well 2. In a pre-heated saucepan pour a drizzle of oil and add the pancetta 3.

Shell it well 4 and let it brown. In the meantime, take care of the vegetables. Peel the carrot and chop it finely 5. Then clean the celery and chop it too of the same size as your carrots 6.

Finally, peel the onion and chop it 7. As soon as the pancetta is well browned 8, add the chopped vegetables 9.

Stir 10 and let simmer for 5-6 minutes 11. Add the ground beef 12,

stir 13 and raise the heat. Let it brown without haste, the meat must seal well. Deglaze with red wine 14 and mix again. As soon as the alcohol has evaporated, add the tomato puree 15.

Stir and incorporate it 16 17. Add a couple of ladles of hot vegetable broth 18.

Cover with the lid, but do not close completely 19. At this point the Bolognese sauce must cook for at least 2 hours. Check it every 20 minutes and add more broth as needed. After two hours, taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper 20. Stir again and your sauce will be ready 21.

Storage

You can prepare the Bolognese sauce in advance and heat it when needed. You can keep it in a glass container, well covered with plastic wrap, for a maximum of 2-3 days.

If you have used all fresh ingredients, you can also freeze it.

Tips

The variations of Bolognese sauce are so many.

If you prefer, towards the end of cooking, you can add a glass of milk or a pinch of sugar. It will serve to dampen the acidity of the tomato. In the past, milk was also used to dampen the wild taste of meat during cooking, but it is something that is no longer or rarely done today.

There are those who use a mix of pork and beef to get a fat mix at the right point. We advise you to use, in addition to the pancetta, the skirt steak or in any case a cut that is not too lean.

Instead of vegetable broth, you can use hot water or meat broth. It is important to add the broth as needed.

Wait until the meat is well browned before blending with the wine, we chose the red one but some people also use white wine.

Cooking times may also vary: we recommend that you cook your Bolognese sauce for at least 2 hours. You can prolong the cooking by checking it often and adding more broth as needed.

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Ragu' alla bolognese

PRESENTATION

How to prepare Ragu' alla bolognese

Storage

Tips

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