Bolognese ragù

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Ingredients

  • Ground pork — 1,050 g
  • Ground beef — 350 g
  • Onions — 2
  • Carrots — 3
  • Celery — 1 very large stalk
  • Mutti passata — 750 ml
  • Tomato paste — 2 tablespoons
  • Red wine — approximately 375 ml (half a standard 750 ml bottle)
  • Stock or water — 400–500 ml
  • Milk — 200 ml
  • Bay leaf — amount not given
  • Thyme — minimal amount, exact quantity not given
  • Rosemary — minimal amount, exact quantity not given
  • Chili — optional, amount not given

No chopped tomatoes were included in this final revision.

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Step 1: Bolognese ragù

Prepare the onions, carrots and celery.

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Step 2: Bolognese ragù

Cook the vegetables as the soffritto.

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Step 3: Bolognese ragù

Add the pork and beef.

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Brown the meat.

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Step 5: Bolognese ragù

Add the red wine.

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Step 6: Bolognese ragù

Reduce until little free liquid remains and the strong alcohol smell has dissipated.

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Add the passata and tomato paste.

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Add the stock or water.

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Step 9: Bolognese ragù

Add bay leaf and the chosen herbs.

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Step 10: Bolognese ragù

Simmer gently for approximately 2 hours.

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Step 11: Bolognese ragù

Add milk during the final 20–30 minutes.

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Step 12: Bolognese ragù

Finish and adjust the sauce.

Done

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