Ragù alla Bolognese 🍝🔥 | Slow-Cooked, Rich & Full of Flavor

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

red wine

💰Cheaper: white wine

White wine can be a budget-friendly alternative.

Roughly chop the celery stalks.

Cut the carrots into thick slices.

Cut the onions into quarters.

Roughly chop the parsley.

Put all the ingredients plus garlic, anchovies, rosemary and a splash of olive oil in a food processor and blend until everything is finely chopped (or finely chop everything with a knife if you don’t have a food processor).

Remove the skin from the salsiccia and mince until completely fine.

Mix the salsiccia with the ground meat (or you can also mix it later while cooking).

Heat a large pot over high heat, add 2-3 tbsp of olive oil, add the ground meat mixture and spread it evenly in the pot. Let it sear for 3-4 minutes or until the bottom is lightly browned.

Mix everything well and cook, stirring from time to time, until the mixture is golden brown and develops nice caramelized flavors.

Add the chopped veggie and anchovy mixture and stir everything together and sauté for 3-4 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper.

Add 2 tbsp of tomato paste and sauté for 2-3 minutes.

Add the red wine to deepen the flavor and deglaze the pan (you can skip this step if you prefer not to cook with alcohol).

Keep cooking until the wine has reduced slightly.

Add the passata, stir everything well and bring it to a boil.

Put the lid on and simmer gently over low heat, stirring from time to time, for 3-4 hours.

After cooking you’ll see the oil has risen to the surface, that’s all flavor, give it a good stir and it’s ready to serve.

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