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 wine and milk or cream.
1/2 | onions, finely chopped | 100 g | |
1/2 | carrots, finely chopped | 50 g | |
2 cloves | garlic, finely chopped | ||
1/2 stalk | celery, finely chopped | 35 g | |
2 slices | bacon, finely chopped | 40 g | |
1/2 tbsp | butter, unsalted | 7 g | |
1 tbsp | olive oil | 15 mL | |
360 g | ground beef, regular | ||
1/3 cup | whipping cream 35% | 85 mL | |
1/3 cup | white wine | 85 mL | |
1 cup | canned tomatoes (diced) | 260 g | |
2 tsp | tomato paste | 12 g | |
1 tsp | dried oregano | 1 g | |
1 pinch | salt | 0.2 g | |
ground pepper to taste [optional] |
A food processor would make chopping the vegetables easier.
The sauce can be stored up to 1 week in the refrigerator or up to 2 months in the freezer.