This is not a quick Bolognese Sauce, it is a sauce that is made with time, love and patience, resulting in a rich delicious sauce for you to use not only with pasta, but also in bakes, even pies.

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Slow Cooked Bolognese Sauce

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

2 hrs 30 mins

 

Category: Main, Main Course

Style: Italian

Keyword: Meat Sauce for Pasta, Pasta Sauce

Quantity: 12

Author: sbaskitchen

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic crushed
• 2 x 800g cans crushed Italian tomatoes
• 1 kg minced beef
• 1½ cups beef stock
• ½ cup red wine
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• sea salt to taste
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1-2 tsp sugar

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pan over a medium-low heat.
2. Add the onions and sauté until the onion is soft.
3. Add the garlic to the pan, and continue to sauté for another 2 minutes.
4. Crumble in the mince, and cook until browned and broken up.
5. Add all of the remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
6. Bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer.
7. Simmer, covered, for two hours, stirring occasionally.
8. Remove the lid, and continue to simmer until thickened, stirring occasionally.

Notes

• If you can get it, chuck or brisket mince are absolutely perfect for this sauce.
• Serve with pasta of your choice.
• Or use:
  - to prepare lasagne.
  - for pie filling
  - to layer into a baking dish with vegetables such as potato, pumpkin, cauliflower, etc.
  - spoon over baked potatoes and top with cheese
• A great recipe for batch cooking
• Freezes well
• Pressure can according to canning instructions

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