Bolognese Sauce

Information

• 🍳 Cook time: ~2 hours
• 🍽 Serving size: 4 portions

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, very finely chopped
• 1 carrot, very finely chopped
• 1 celery stalk, very finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 500g (1 lb) ground beef (or 50/50 beef + pork)
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 400g crushed tomatoes or passata
• 250ml beef stock
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & black pepper

Instructions

1. Cook onion, carrot, and celery in olive oil over medium-low (80C) heat for 8–10 minutes until soft and slightly golden.
2. Add garlic for 30 seconds, then the meat. Adjust temp to 140-160C. Keep cooking it until it reached brown colour.
3. Lower temp back to 80-100C, and stir in tomato paste and cook 2 minutes. It should darken slightly.
4. Pour in crushed tomatoes, stock, and bay leaf.
5. Simmer gently (~90C), partially covered, for 1–1.5 hours. Stir occasionally. Add a splash of water if it thickens too much.
6. Taste. Adjust salt. Add a tiny pinch of sugar if needed. Remove bay leaf.