Easy Bolognese Sauce
Some bolognese sauces are very complicated and take a long time to prepare. I created this recipe to simplify the process and the end result is a rich, flavorful sauce that goes well with homemade gnocchi, rigatoni, perciatelli, bucatini or pappardelle pasta… Here we served it at a cooking class with our homemade potato gnocchi.
Easy Bolognese Sauce
Recipe Type: sauce
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 4 cups
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lb ground chuck
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 yellow onion, minced
- 1 carrot, peeled and grated fine in box grater.
- 1 tbsp. dried italian herbs
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 cup dry red wine
- 1 32 oz can plum tomatoes, blended to desired consistancy
- 1 tbsp. tomato paste
- Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 cup fresh basil, sliced into strips.
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large (12 in) skillet over medium high heat.
- Add the ground chuck, crumbling the meat with a wooden spoon until meat has browned lightly and most the liquid has been absorbed.
- Add the garlic, onion, carrot, italian herbs, red pepper flakes , salt, pepper to taste and stir to combine for 1 minute.
- Pour in the wine and sir to scrape up any brown bits in pan
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste and stir to combine all ingredients. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Bring mixture to a gentle simmer for 10 minutes
- Add the cream, nutmeg and fresh basil leaves and simmer for 10 minutes more or until mixture is thickened.
- Add sauce to your favorite pasta!! Buon Appetito
- Kathleen Barbato, 3 Italian Sisters
