How to Make AUTHENTIC BOLOGNESE LASAGNA Like Enrico's Nonna from Bologna

walnuts

🥗Healthier: ground flaxseed

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Ground flaxseed provides healthy fats while being more affordable.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta cheese can be a cost-effective alternative with a different texture.

Slice 3 slices of smoked bacon.

Pour a little olive oil into a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

Add the sliced bacon to the saucepan and cook until browned.

Clean and chop the vegetables for the sofrito: chop celery finely, leaving the leaves; chop carrot into very small pieces; chop onion last to avoid crying.

Add the chopped vegetables to the saucepan with a pinch of salt and a generous amount of pepper.

Sizzle and cook the vegetables gently for about 10 minutes until softened.

Add 500 g of minced pork and beef to the saucepan and cook until browned, ensuring water content evaporates.

Pour in half a glass of white wine and turn the heat to high to evaporate the alcohol.

Once the alcohol smell is gone, add a heaped spoon of tomato puree, 500 ml of tomato passata, and a 400 g tin of chopped tomatoes.

Add 200 ml of water (using the water from the tomato passata container) and mix everything together.

Bring the ragu to a boil, then cover with a lid and reduce the heat to medium-low, cooking for 2 hours.

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