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Bolognese Meat Sauce
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Bolognese Meat Sauce

17 ingredients 14 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1051
Calories
49g
Protein
54g
Fat
89g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons bacon
  • 1 carrot, finely sliced
  • 1 stalk celery, finely sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 12 ounces lean ground beef
  • salt and pepper
  • 2/3 cup red wine
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 (14 ounces) can plum tomatoes, chopped,with their juice
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • pasta, cooked and drained (6 servings)
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Directions

1

Heat the butter and oil in a heavy saucepan.

2

Add the onion, and cook over moderate heat for 3-4 minutes.

3

Add the bacon and cook until the onion is translucent.

4

Stir in the carrot, celery and garlic.

5

Cook 3-4 minutes more.

6

Add the beef and crumble it into the vegetables with a fork.

7

Stir until the meat loses its red color.

8

Season with salt and pepper.

9

Pour in the wine, raise the heat slightly, and cook until the liquid evaporates, 3-4 minutes.

10

Add the milk and cook until it evaporates.

11

Stir in the tomatoes with their juice, and the herbs.

12

Bring the sauce to a boil.

13

Reduce the heat to low, and simmer, uncovered for 1 1/2-2 hours, stirring occassionally.

14

Serve over pasta.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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