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🍽️ The real Bolognese

1005 kcal · 150 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 125 g Butter
• a little olive oil
• 2 large onion(s)
• 3 carrot(s)
• 3 stalk(s) celery
• 1 kg ground beef
• a splash white wine
• to taste milk (approx. 250 - 500 ml (depending on the sauce amount))
• 1.5 can(s) tomato(es) (400 g content each)
• 3 garlic clove(s) (sliced)
• 3 chili pepper(s) (mashed)
• sea salt and pepper (black)
• 600 g spaghetti

Instructions

1. 1. Heat a large pan.
2. 2. Add 125 grams of butter to the pan.
3. 3. Add a splash of olive oil to prevent the butter from burning.
4. 4. Peel the onions, carrots, and celery.
5. 5. Finely chop the vegetables.
6. 6. Stew the vegetables on very low heat.
7. 7. Cook the vegetables for at least 30 minutes.
8. 8. Wait until the vegetables are soft and translucent.
9. 9. Ensure the vegetables only stew and do not fry.
10. 10. Take a separate pan.
11. 11. Fry the ground beef on high heat.
12. 12. Cook the meat until it is dark brown.
13. 13. Deglaze the meat with a splash of white wine.
14. 14. Release the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
15. 15. Pour about 1/4 to 1/2 liter of milk into the pan.
16. 16. Add the milk to give the meat a mild flavor.
17. 17. Wait until the meat mixture boils.
18. 18. Add the canned tomatoes.
19. 19. Preferably use San Marzano tomatoes.
20. 20. Wait until everything boils again.
21. 21. Add the stewed vegetables from step 1.
22. 22. Slice the garlic.
23. 23. Add the garlic slices.
24. 24. Crush the chili peppers.
25. 25. Add the crushed chili peppers.
26. 26. Season the sauce with sea salt.
27. 27. Season the sauce with black pepper.
28. 28. Let the sauce cool down.
29. 29. Warm the sauce slowly about 1 hour before serving.
30. 30. Serve the sauce directly or after warming.
31. 31. Add fresh, finely chopped carrots if you want more crunch.
32. 32. Add fresh, finely chopped celery if you want more crunch.
33. 33. Cook the pasta according to package instructions.
34. 34. Cook the pasta until al dente.
35. 35. Drain the pasta.
36. 36. Serve the spaghetti on plates.
37. 37. Top the spaghetti with the Bolognese.
38. 38. Enjoy the hot meal.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 1005
• Protein: 43 g · Fett/Fat: 57 g · Carbs: 83 g