# Ragù di Bologna

This video shows how to make real Ragù di Bologna, an Italian meat sauce, from scratch.

- Total time: 185 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 g Pancetta
- a splash Olive oil
- 3 Celery
- 3 /4 Onions
- 2 /3 Carrots
- 700 g Ground beef
- 100 g Tomato paste
- 2 cups Vegetable broth
- 1 L Milk
- to taste Salt

## Instructions

1. Finely dice the pancetta.
2. Heat a pan over medium heat with a splash of olive oil.
3. Add the diced pancetta to the pan and cook until it gets a golden edge.
4. Quickly chop the celery, onions, and carrots.
5. Add the chopped celery, onions, and carrots to the pan with the pancetta.
6. Cook the vegetables on high heat for 5 minutes, sautéing them to shrink them down and get them flavor-packed.
7. Add ground beef to the pan.
8. Stir the ground beef until it shifts from pink to a beautiful brown.
9. Mix in tomato paste.
10. Add vegetable broth to bring everything together and add layers of flavor.
11. When the beef is almost done, pour in milk until it just covers everything.
12. Keep the heat up until the milk begins to take a translucent, watery appearance.
13. Turn the heat down to low and let it simmer softly for 3 hours, stirring occasionally to keep it smooth.

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden spoon
- chopping board
- knife
- ladle
- glass bowl

## Tips

- If you have trouble finding pancetta, swap it for fatty ground pork.
- The recipe calls for milk, but red wine can also be used.
- The sauce can be frozen for later use.
- Stir the sauce occasionally to keep it smooth.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJUh45DunJL/?igsh=bHRreWFjNHRqZWlv
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b0e6645f-eac8-481e-8dea-8009c534de5a
- Extracted: 2025-10-22

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