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On the hunt for the perfect dinner recipe? Look no further. Our very own James Polinori, CMO, shared his coveted recipe for Bolognese.
Ingredients
Bolognese Sauce
Ingredients
1 onion (finely diced)
1 carrot (peeled, finely diced)
1 celery stalk (finely diced)
2 cloves garlic
1 pounds ground beef
1 pound ground Italian sausage
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons of unsalted grass-fed butter
5 tablespoons of tomato paste
1/3 cup red wine
1 ¼ cup of beef stock
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 pound pasta of your choice (tagliatelle, penne, rigatoni, spaghetti etc.)
Freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Salt
Pepper
Instructions
Instructions:
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add one clove of garlic and saute. Once garlic softens, add beef and break it apart. As the beef cooks, season with salt and pepper and add 1 tablespoon of butter. Stir. Sear beef and sausage until all fat has been rendered. The goal here is to sear the beef thoroughly so that it becomes a dark brown color, which adds depth of flavor.
Once the beef is seared (and all liquid has evaporated), carefully remove it to a plate using a slotted spoon and set aside. Discard the garlic clove. In the same pot, add olive oil. Add minced garlic clove and saute until soft and fragrant. Add onion, celery, and carrot. Saute. Season and add butter. Saute until vegetables have softened (creating a soffrito).
Add back the seared beef and combine with the vegetables. Stir for about 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and stir to combine. Cook the mixture for about 5 minutes. Then, add wine to deglaze. Use a flat-edge spoon to dislodge any stuck-on food bits (i.e., flavor).
Once the wine has cooked down a bit, add beef stock and bay leaf. Turn down heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce reduces – roughly 45 minutes to an hour.
Meanwhile, boil water in a large stock pot and salt heavily.
Remove bay leaf from sauce. Season with salt to taste. Stir in the cream. Cook for about 15 minutes. Let sauce simmer on low heat.
Add pasta to boiling water and cook until just before it’s al dente. Add pasta to the sauce to finish cooking. Combine together until sauce coats the pasta.
Serve with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
