# Pasta Bolognese

Pasta Bolognese is a classic and one of my favorite pasta dishes of all time.

- Total time: 90 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Celery
- Carrot
- Onion
- Ground beef
- Ground pork
- Pancetta
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Garlic
- Tomato paste
- Red wine
- Passata
- Beef stock
- Parmesan rinds
- Bay leaves
- Milk
- Pasta water
- Parmigiano
- Cracked pepper

## Instructions

1. Peel the carrot.
2. Dice the carrot.
3. Slice the celery.
4. Dice the celery.
5. Dice the onion.
6. Heat a Dutch oven and add pancetta.
7. Cook the pancetta until it releases its fat.
8. Remove the pancetta and set aside.
9. Add the diced celery, carrot, and onion (soffritto) to the Dutch oven with the pancetta fat.
10. Sauté the vegetables until slightly translucent, without developing color.
11. Add ground beef and pork to the vegetables.
12. Season with salt.
13. Break up the meat until there are no big chunks left.
14. Cook out all the water from the meat until it starts to fry.
15. Add sliced garlic to the meat mixture.
16. Stir until fragrant.
17. Add tomato paste to the mixture.
18. Stir to combine and cook until the color deepens.
19. Pour in white wine (or red wine, as preferred).
20. Cook until the wine reduces.
21. Add passata to the pot.
22. Pour in beef stock.
23. Add the cooked pancetta back into the sauce.
24. If available, add Parmesan rinds and bay leaves to the sauce.
25. Stir everything together.
26. Cover the Dutch oven and let the sauce simmer for one hour.
27. After one hour, add milk to the sauce.
28. Stir well and continue simmering for another 30 minutes until the sauce is rich.
29. Remove Parmesan rinds and bay leaves from the sauce.
30. Take a portion of the bolognese sauce and place it in a separate pan.
31. Boil pasta about 70% of the way in salted water.
32. Transfer the partially cooked pasta to the pan with the bolognese sauce.
33. Add some pasta water to the pan to help finish cooking the pasta in the sauce.
34. Grate Parmigiano directly into the pan with the pasta and sauce.
35. Stir to combine, ensuring the pasta is well coated and cooked al dente.
36. Serve the pasta bolognese in a bowl.
37. Grate more Parmigiano on top of the finished dish.
38. Add a bit of cracked pepper for garnish.

## Equipment

- Dutch oven
- Vegetable peeler
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Measuring cups
- Large spoon
- Tongs
- Small pan
- Grater

## Tips

- Dice the celery, carrot, and onion as fine as possible.
- Cook out all the water from the meat until it starts to fry.
- Boil pasta about 70% of the way to finish cooking it in the sauce.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdx7T2B5/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/27ceb50c-090a-436c-993d-e44434324b85
- Extracted: 2025-08-09

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