Bolognese Sauce

Bolognese Sauce

Time: 1 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, finely sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 400 g minced beef or 400 g veal
• 100 g pancetta or 100 g smoked streaky bacon, chopped
• 2 teaspoons plain flour
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 cups veal stock or 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups tomato juice
• 4 ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped or 1 (400 g) peeled tomatoes with juice, pureed
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 bay leaf

Directions

• 1 Saute onion, celery and garlic in oil in a large saucepan until softened.
• 2 Add minced meat and pancetta and fry until meat breaks up into small lumps.
• 3 Sprinkle in flour, then stir well.
• 4 Add wine, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• 5 Mix well, then increase heat and boil to evaporate liquid.
• 6 Add stock, tomato, tomato paste and herbs.
• 7 Reduce heat again and simmer for 1 hour, stirring from time to time.
• 8 Taste for seasoning.