italian bolognese
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!
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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
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Step 1in 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.
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Step 2Increase 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.
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Step 3Add the beef stock and reduce the heat to low. Cook, partially covered, until the liquid is mostly completely evaporated, about 10 minutes.
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Step 4Add 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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