# Bolognese Sauce with Pasta

This recipe shows how to make a delicious bolognese sauce, adapted from Marcella Hazan's recipe, perfect for a dinner party or a cozy night in.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 210 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 large onion
- 1 carrot
- 3 celery stalks
- 2 cubes butter
- 1 lb ground beef (80/20)
- 0.5 lb ground pork
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 cups dry white wine
- 1 scrape nutmeg
- 28 oz whole peeled tomatoes
- 1 splash water
- 1 thyme sprig
- 2 handfuls Parmesan cheese
- 1 portion pasta
- 2 handfuls pasta water

## Instructions

1. Chop the onion, carrot, and celery using a food processor, or by hand.
2. Melt butter in a heavy bottom pot.
3. Add the chopped onions and sauté until softened.
4. Add carrots and celery with salt and pepper.
5. Add 1 lb of ground beef (80/20) and 1/2 lb of ground pork, breaking it up and mixing it with the veggies.
6. Add 2 cups of whole milk, stir to mix, and cook until the liquid cooks out completely (about 20 minutes).
7. Add 2 cups of dry white wine, stir and cook until the liquid evaporates (about 20 minutes).
8. Add a scrape of nutmeg.
9. Add a 28 oz can of whole peeled tomatoes, crushing them by hand as you add them.
10. Simmer on very low heat for 3 hours, adding a splash of water if needed.
11. Add a sprig of thyme to the sauce.
12. Cook the pasta in salted boiling water until al dente.
13. Add the pasta to the sauce with a little pasta water. Toss until combined.
14. Add butter and toss again.
15. Serve and top with Parmesan cheese and freshly ground pepper.

## Equipment

- food processor
- heavy bottom pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsmeliamforde/video/7429464108766072110
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c0f084fe-0727-42f0-8c29-3e70b811c9cf
- Extracted: 2025-01-20

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