A simple Bolognese recipe for excellent chunky pasta sauce with beef, pork, lots of vegetables, and tons of flavor.
Prep
32 min
Cook
74 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion
, minced
4 slices bacon
, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 clove garlic
, minced
1 pound lean ground beef
0.5 pounds ground pork
1
, 28 ounce
0.5 pounds fresh mushrooms
, sliced
6 ounces tomato sauce
2 carrots
, shredded
1 stalk celery
, chopped
0.5 cups dry white wine
0.5 cups chicken stock
0.5 teaspoons dried basil
0.5 teaspoons dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
1 pound pasta
Instructions
1
Warm oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion, bacon, and garlic in hot oil until bacon is browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer bacon mixture to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; set aside.
2
Place the same large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and pork in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
3
Stir bacon mixture, tomatoes, mushrooms, tomato sauce, carrots, celery, wine, stock, basil, oregano, salt, and pepper into meat mixture. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer sauce for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
4
Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook in boiling water until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
5
Serve sauce over hot pasta.
Nutrition per serving
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