italian bolognese

20 Pinches
Saint Francis, MN
Updated on Feb 3, 2014

While being home, I am experimenting with my cooking. I found this recipe and tweeked it a bit! My family LOVES it. It tastes like there is cheese in it but there isn't. Very filling!

prep time 20 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Stove Top
yield 4-6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 ounces pancetta (i used turkey bacon) finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups small diced onion
  • 3/4 cup small diced carrots
  • 3/4 cup small diced celery
  • 3/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 5 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 3/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 cups beef stock
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 1 pound fettuccine pasta
  • - grated parmesan cheese

How To Make italian bolognese

  • Step 1
    in a Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium high heat and cook turkey bacon until it is crisp. Add onion, carrot, celery and black pepper and a tsp salt and cook until the vegetables are lightly carmelized.
  • Step 2
    Increase the heat and stir in ground beef. Cook, stirring and breaking meat up into small pieces until it is well browned. Add tomato paste and cook , stirring about 2 minutes. Stir in wine and garlic cook until wine is nearly evaporated.
  • Step 3
    Add the beef stock and reduce the heat to low. Cook, partially covered, until the liquid is mostly completely evaporated, about 10 minutes.
  • Step 4
    Add 1/2 cup half and half and continue cooking about 40 minutes, addingthe remaining half and half little by little as sauce reduces. The sauce should be very thick and rich. Season with remaining 1/2 tsp salt and additional pepper to taste. Serve the sauce tossed with well drained cooked pasta and garnish with grated cheese.

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Category: Beef
Category: Other Sauces
Culture: Italian
Ingredient: Beef
Method: Stove Top

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