Ragu Bolognese

This is the real deal, an authentic recipe for a meat sauce. Beef, veal, pork and bacon are cooked down in this tomato-based sauce.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 751 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup milk
• 1 pound ground pork
• 1 cup minced onion
• ½ pound ground beef
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 2 cups beef broth
• ½ cup minced celery
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 pound ground veal
• ¼ cup minced carrot
• ¼ cup finely chopped pancetta bacon

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion, celery and carrots until soft. Add veal, pork, beef and pancetta, and cook until evenly brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Pour in milk, and cook until liquid has evaporated, about 15 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce and beef broth. Cover, and simmer 2 1/2 hours.