Name: Easy Bolognese Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 onion; 1 carrot; 1 stalk celery; 1 lb ground beef; 2 cloves garlic; ½ cup dry white wine; 1 can tomatoes; 3 tbsp tomato paste; 2 cups beef or chicken broth; 1 bay leaf; 1 cup whole milk; ¾ tsp kosher salt; freshly ground black pepper

Easy Bolognese Sauce Recipe

Tamara Burton Modified: February 18, 2024

How To Make Easy Bolognese Sauce

Bolognese sauce is a classic Italian food that will instantly upgrade any simple plate of pasta. Enjoy fresh bites of tomato and beef in every serving!

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour 50 minutes

Total: 2 hours

Serves:

Ingredients

1tbspextra-virgin olive oil
1onion,chopped
1carrot,peeled and finely chopped
1stalkcelery,finely chopped
1lbground beef
2clovesgarlic,minced
½cupdry white wine
15oztomatoes,crushed
3tbsptomato paste
2cupsbeef broth,or chicken, low sodium
1bay leaf
1cupwhole milk
¾tspkosher salt
freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

In a large dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat oil. Add the onion, carrot, and celery, and cook until soft for about 7 minutes. Stir in beef and garlic, breaking up meat with back of a spoon. Cook until no longer pink and lightly seared for about 8 minutes.
Add the wine, and bring the mixture to a simmer. Cook until wine is mostly reduced. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, stock, and bay leaf, then reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour, allowing flavors to meld.
Discard bay leaf, then gradually stir in milk. Cover with a lid slightly ajar and simmer for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally, until milk is fully incorporated. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve and enjoy!