Best Easy Bolognese Sauce Recipes

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Time 3h

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 strips bacon, finely chopped
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, finely chopped
1 large carrot, finely chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 pounds ground beef chuck
Coarse salt and ground pepper
2 cups milk
Pinch of ground nutmeg
1 cup dry white wine
2 cans (28 ounces each) crushed tomatoes in puree

Steps:

In a Dutch oven, cook bacon, onions, celery, carrot, and garlic over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes.
Add beef; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring and breaking up meat with a spoon, until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
Raise heat to high. Add milk and nutmeg; cook, stirring frequently, until milk has evaporated, 6 to 8 minutes. Add wine; cook, stirring frequently, until wine has evaporated, 6 to 8 minutes.
Stir tomatoes into beef mixture; simmer gently over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally and adding water as needed to prevent sauce from becoming too dry (1 1/2 to 2 cups total), until sauce is thick and beef is very tender, about 2 hours. Season with salt and pepper.

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Provided by flirtyfunchick

Categories Spaghetti

Time 3h30m

Yield 4-6 cups, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 lb ground beef
1/2 lb bulk sausage (I use Jimmy Dean Hot sausage)
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup 2% low-fat milk
1/2 cup wine (red, white, or pink, as long as it is a wine you would drink)
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 (8 ounce) can tomato paste
2 cups beef broth (can substitute chicken broth)
2 -4 tablespoons brown sugar

Steps:

Brown the ground beef and sausage together on medium-high heat.
Halfway through browning, add garlic and dried oregano.
Continue to brown all the way through, DO NOT DRAIN FAT.
Sprinkle flour over meat and stir until flour dissolves and disappears.
Add heavy cream and milk, simmer until it all evaporates (this helps make the meat extremely tender).
Repeat with wine.
Add in all the tomatoes, the tomato paste, and broth.
Simmer on low for close to 2 hours.
Stir in brown sugar (this is to help cut the sourness and acidity).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 482.8, Fat 27.1, SaturatedFat 11.3, Cholesterol 108.1, Sodium 1323.6, Carbohydrate 33.8, Fiber 6, Sugar 20.1, Protein 25.7