Pasta Bolognese Ragù Sauce Recipe
A famous Italian recipe pasta bolognese (Ragù) sauce is always good for a romantic dinner or a fun dinner party. It takes some time to get the right flavors but it is super easy to make. Trust me it is worth the wait. Awesome homemade pasta sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef ideal low fat (5%)
- 1 red onion medium
- 1 carrot large
- 1 stalk of celery
- 2.5 cups tomato purée / passata
- 1 glass table red wine medium or semi-sweet
- 4 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- salt for seasoning
Optional
- Grated parmesan
Instructions
- Finely chop celery, carrot and red onion. If you’re using a food processor, then process the vegetables one by one.
- Add olive oil and the chopped vegetables to a heavy bottomed saucepan at medium high heat. Let the vegetables sweat until any excess water evaporates and the onion turns into a translucent color.
- Add the ground beef to the saucepan and break up the meat into small pieces. It’s good to use a wooden spoon to do that, not to make any scratches on the saucepan. Mix well and wait again until the juices of the meat start to evaporate. Be sure to scrape off anything that sticks to the pan for more flavor and better browning of the meat.
- Add the red wine to the saucepan. At this stage again be sure to scrape off anything that sticks to the pan and let the meat simmer until the wine has reduced and the alcohol has burned out.
- Add the tomato passata / purée to the sauce, season with salt and simmer under a lid at low heat for a minimum of 1, maximum of 3 hours. Best result comes from 2-3 hours of simmering.
- Be sure to check and mix the sauce every ~30 minutes or so to be sure nothing sticks to the bottom of the saucepan. The sauce can be considered ready when the sauce sticks to a spoon held upright and not falling off the spoon. If the sauce for some reason is too dry, add some water to it and let it simmer, if the sauce is too watery, then remove the lid to help it reduce faster.
- Cook any of your favorite pasta to al dente, serve on a plate and add the Pasta Bolognese Ragù sauce on top of the pasta. My favorite pasta for this recipe is tagliatelle.
- Optionally add some grated parmesan on top of the sauce for garnish.
- Bon appetit!
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Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 18.5gProtein: 29.5gFat: 20.5gFiber: 3.75gSugar: 9.4g
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