Recipe courtesy of David Rocco
Bolognese Sauce
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings, enough sauce to serve with 1 pound pasta
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 453
- Total Fat
- 36
- Saturated Fat
- 11
- Carbohydrates
- 13
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 15
- Cholesterol
- 64
- Sodium
- 798
- Total: 1 hr 40 min
- Prep: 20 min
- Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 large carrot, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
1 large celery stalk, finely chopped
2 dried chili peppers, crushed
Sprig fresh rosemary
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
1 cup white wine
3 cups tomato sauce or La Salsa di 5 Minuti, recipe follows
3 basil leaves, torn
Salt
La Salsa di 5 Minuti
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
Dried chili peppers, crushed
1 (28-ounce) can peeled plum tomatoes, pureed
Salt
3 fresh basil leaves, torn
Directions
- In a hot saucepan, melt the unsalted butter in the olive oil, and add the carrots, onion, celery, and chili peppers. Cook the ingredients over medium heat, until they are soft. Add a sprig of rosemary.
- Add the ground beef and pork, and cook until golden brown. Remove the rosemary sprig, and add the white wine. Let the wine reduce.
- Add the 'tomato sauce or La Salsa di 5 Minuti, and let simmer on low heat for 1 hour.
- Before serving, add basil leaves and salt to season. Serve immediately.
La Salsa di 5 Minuti
- Heat the olive oil in a saucepan and add the onion, garlic, and chili peppers. Gently fry ingredients together, about 5 minutes.
- Add pureed plum tomatoes to saucepan. Simmer on low to medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Season with salt, to taste. Add basil leaves at the very end.