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Simple Bolognese Recipe
When we were kids, this was our favorite sauce, hands down. I used to love it on everything—pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, and polenta—you name it, I covered it in bolognese. We went through a lot of it in my household. So my parents had to figure out a way to make it that was quicker than the traditional recipe, and here it is. It’s just as rich and mouthwatering as the more time-consuming traditional recipe; I promise you won’t know the difference. Now that I’m all grown up, I try not to use bolognese for everything, but it’s tempting because it’s perfect as a sauce for any type of pasta shape
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Ingredients
- cup ¼extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion minced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 celery stalk minced
- 1 carrot peeled and minced
- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- 1 can crushed tomatoes 28-ounce
- cup ¼chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 8 Fresh Basil Leaves chopped
- teaspoon ½salt plus more to taste
- teaspoon ½freshly ground black pepper plus more to taste
- cup ¼freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
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Instructions
- In a Large Skillet, heat the oil over a medium flame. When almost smoking, add the onion and garlic and sauté until the onion is very tender, about 8 minutes. Add the celery and carrot and sauté for 5 minutes. Increase the heat to high, add the ground beef, and sauté until the meat is no longer pink, breaking up any large lumps, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes, parsley, basil, and ½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper, and cook over medium-low heat until the sauce thickens, about 30 minutes. Stir in the cheese, then season with more salt and pepper to taste. (The sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cool, then cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium heat before using.)