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Bolognese Meat Sauce
A delicious meat sauce to serve with pasta. Normally made with minced beef, but you can change the meat to your favourite.
Prep Time
20
minutes
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Cook Time
30
minutes
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Total Time
50
minutes
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Servings:
6
people
Calories:
Ingredients
2
tbsp
butter
4
tbsp
olive oil
1
onion
3
clove
garlic
12
oz
minced beef
5
fl.oz
red wine
14
oz
tinned chopped tomatoes
1
bayleaf
1/4
tsp
thyme
1/2
tsp
oregano
20
fl.oz
passata
Metric
-
US Customary
Instructions
Heat butter and oil in a heavy saucepan. Add the onions and cook gently for 3-4 minutes
Stir in garlic. cook for 3-4 minutes.
Add beef to onions and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until all the beef is brown.
Add wine, raise the heat and wait for the wine to evaporate.
Stir in tomatoes and passata. Add herbs. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
Taste and adjust seasoning to your taste.
Notes
This recipe is great to cook ahead of time, the flavour improves if left for a couple of days. It also freezes well.