Nonna's Bolognese
Authentic Bolognese is a rich Italian meat sauce originating from Bologna. It is slow-cooked, resulting in a deeply flavourful, hearty sauce served with pasta.
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Servings: 8 people
Equipment
- 1 large pot with lid or a dutch oven
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 500 grams pork mince
- 500 grams veal mince
- 700 grams passata
- 1 cup water
- 250 grams tomato paste
- 12 basil leaves fresh
- 5 cloves the spice
- ¼ cinnamon quill
- 1 pinch of salt generous
- pasta of your choice to serve
- freshly grated parmesan to serve
Instructions
- Pour olive oil into the pot and then add the onions and sauté over low to medium heat until translucent but not browned (about 10 minutes).
- Add garlic to the pot and sauté with the onions for a further minute.
- Next add the pork and veal mince to the pot and fry over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, until all mince is evenly browned. Use a wooden spoon to break up the mince so that it doesn't clump. Mince should be very fine with no clumps when browned.
- Now add the tomato passata, water and tomato paste and stir thoroughly for a minute so that all ingredients are well combined.
- Add basil, salt and cloves and cinnamon to the pot (put cloves and cinnamon into a little tea infuser so you don't have to fish them out later).
- Cover the pot with the lid and simmer on very low heat for 2½ hours, stirring occasionally so that the sauce doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
- Take the lid off and continue to cook over very low heat for half an hour.
- Serve with your choice of pasta and sprinkle generously with freshly grated parmesan cheese.