My Easiest Bolognese Sauce Recipe Ever
June 25th 2010 10:41
I lived in Germany from 2002-2004 and the Bolognese sauce that I used to make back then was the tastiest and easiest I've ever made. For years I couldn't even come close. I moved back to the US and I blame the ingredients. The ground beef is fresher in Germany and the tomato products are of a higher quality.
I'm happy to report that I live in Germany again and I have access to these delicious ingredients. I have a pot of my old Bolognese bubbling on the stove and I'm very excited to be eating this for dinner! All the measurements are metric because it's just easier out here.
Bolognese Sauce Recipe
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 tablespoons of cold pressed olive oil
200 grams ground beef
1 500g carton of tomato sauce
2 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
(It has to be the carton! I swear the metal containers impart metal flavors into the sauce.)
Add oil and garlic to small sauce pan. Saute a little on medium heat until you can smell the garlic smell. Add meat. Raise heat to medium-high. Saute until meat is cooked and broken down into small pieces.
You'll need to stir it a bit with a wooden spoon and help it break down but if the meat is truly fresh, it won't form those awful clumps. The meat will cooperate.
Add tomato sauce. Feel free to put a little water into the container to get the rest out - don't worry about the extra moisture it pretty much evaporates during the long simmer time anyway. Add basil, oregano, and a few shakes of pepper and stir.
Bring to a boil and simmer for at least 1 hour, stirring every now and then. Salt the sauce to taste (do this at the very end!). The longer you simmer the sauce the better. I usually do it for an hour then turn it off if I am making it in advance. I'll boil it and simmer it again for thirty minutes while preparing dinner later on.
At this point you can do what you want with it. Make lasagna, toss into spaghetti, make a pizza, etc.
I'm happy to report that I live in Germany again and I have access to these delicious ingredients. I have a pot of my old Bolognese bubbling on the stove and I'm very excited to be eating this for dinner! All the measurements are metric because it's just easier out here.
Bolognese Sauce Recipe
1 garlic clove, chopped
2 tablespoons of cold pressed olive oil
200 grams ground beef
1 500g carton of tomato sauce
2 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
(It has to be the carton! I swear the metal containers impart metal flavors into the sauce.)
Add oil and garlic to small sauce pan. Saute a little on medium heat until you can smell the garlic smell. Add meat. Raise heat to medium-high. Saute until meat is cooked and broken down into small pieces.
You'll need to stir it a bit with a wooden spoon and help it break down but if the meat is truly fresh, it won't form those awful clumps. The meat will cooperate.
Add tomato sauce. Feel free to put a little water into the container to get the rest out - don't worry about the extra moisture it pretty much evaporates during the long simmer time anyway. Add basil, oregano, and a few shakes of pepper and stir.
Bring to a boil and simmer for at least 1 hour, stirring every now and then. Salt the sauce to taste (do this at the very end!). The longer you simmer the sauce the better. I usually do it for an hour then turn it off if I am making it in advance. I'll boil it and simmer it again for thirty minutes while preparing dinner later on.
At this point you can do what you want with it. Make lasagna, toss into spaghetti, make a pizza, etc.
| 126 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
