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Italian · Sauce / condiment

Bolognese Meat Sauce

A slow-cooked, beef-based ragù with milk, white wine and tomatoes, simmered barely at all for hours until thick and glossy. It freezes beautifully and is good with tagliatelle or in lasagne.

  • YieldMakes about 500 ml, enough for 400 g of pasta
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total4 h 5 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • ½yellow onion, medium
  • 1carrot, medium
  • 1 stalkcelery
  • 42 gbutter
  • 2 tbspextra-virgin olive oil
  • 340 gground beef chuck
  • 120 mldry white wine
  • 120 mlwhole milk
  • 0.13 tspnutmeg
  • 480 mlcanned whole peeled tomatoes, with their juice
  • 1¼ tspsalt

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Carrot
  • Nutmeg
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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