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Ultimate Bolognese Sauce
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Ultimate Bolognese Sauce

14 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

Ultimate Bolognese Recipe by Heston - Not the easiest, but certainly the best!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1013
Calories
65g
Protein
64g
Fat
40g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 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

  • 50ml groundnut (peanut) oil
  • 50g unsalted butter
  • 100g onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 star anise
  • 150g carrot, finely chopped
  • 4 sticks celery, peeled (with a peeler) and finely chopped
  • 300g best-quality minced beef, not too lean (a mix of beef, veal and/or pork could also be used)
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 150ml whole milk
  • Nutmeg (whole, for grating)
  • 150ml dry white wine
  • 375g tinned tomatoes, with juice
  • 500g dried tagliatelle

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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