The Best Beef Bolognese Sauce
A rich and comforting Beef Bolognese Sauce, slow cooked with hidden vegetables, herbs, red wine and tomato.
The Best Beef Bolognese Sauce A rich and comforting Beef Bolognese Sauce, slow cooked with hidden vegetables, herbs, red wine and tomato. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 5portions | 15min |
| Cook Time |
| 3hours |
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Ingredients
- 15ml olive oil
- 2 brown onionsfinely chopped
- 3large carrotspeeled and finely chopped
- 4stalks celeryfinely chopped
- 4small zucchinifinely chopped
- 2small baby leeksfinely chopped
- 100gr brown mushroomsfinely chopped
- 100gr cherry tomatoesfinely chopped/two large tomatoes
- 2teaspoons crushed garlic
- 2small birds eye chillifinely chopped
- 1teaspoon dried oregano
- 30gr fresh thymechopped fine
- 30gr fresh basilchopped fine
- 3/4 fresh bay leaves
- 30ml olive oilto brown mince
- 1kg high quality beef mince
- 1teaspoon salt
- 2tablespoons tomato paste
- 1.5cup red wine
- 1can chopped and peeled tomatoes
- extra waterto cook
- 1cup full cream milkadd to mince in last 30 minutes
- salt and black pepperto season
Instructions
- Saute the onion, carrots, celery, leeks, mushrooms, zucchini and tomatoes slowly until the onion becomes translucent to release its sweet caramelised flavour, in olive oil.
- Next add the garlic, chilli, bay leaves and herbs. Saute for another minute.
- Remove the veggies from the pot and add 30 ml olive oil. Brown the meat and season.
- Add the wine, tomato paste and can of tomatoes. Mix through the browned meat.
- Place the veg back into the pot with the meat and simmer for 2.5 to 3 hours, stirring and checking liquid as you go.
- With 30 minutes remaining, add the milk and allow to simmer.
- Serve with your choice of pasta, with parmesan and fresh basil.