Bolognese
also called ragù alla bolognese · ragu · meat sauce · spaghetti bolognese
- Pizzeria
- serves 8
- recipe says 4 hr
- Sauces & Gravies
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 3 oz(85 g; finely chopped)pancetta | sweat 12 min | brown 15 min | reduce until dry | reduce until dry | simmer 3 hr |
| 1 medium(finely diced)yellow onion | |||||
| 1 medium(finely diced)carrot | |||||
| 1 rib(finely diced)celery | |||||
| 3 Tbs(45 g)unsalted butter | |||||
| 1 lb(450 g)ground beef chuck | |||||
| 1/2 lb(225 g)ground pork | |||||
| 1 1/2 tspkosher salt | |||||
| 1 cup(240 mL)whole milk | |||||
| 1/8 tspgrated nutmeg | |||||
| 1 cup(240 mL)dry white wine | |||||
| 28 oz(800 g; crushed)canned whole tomatoes | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.12 things to get out.
1sweat 12 min
2brown 15 min
goes in with what step 1 made
3reduce until dry
goes in with what step 2 made
4reduce until dry
goes in with what step 3 made
5simmer 3 hr
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 3 hr 27 min2 of 5 steps give no time
- Needs you
- about 27 min
- If you get it wrong
- Forgiving — the milk and the wine each reduce until the pan is nearly dry, and a pot rushed there stays thin for the whole three hours
sweat 12 min
12 minneeds you(we think)from the start
brown 15 min
15 minneeds you(we think)12 min in
reduce until dry
not timed27 min in
reduce until dry
not timed27 min in
simmer 3 hr
3 hrwalk away(we think)27 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
- we think
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Bolognese
>> category: Sauces & Gravies
>> tags: beef, pork, tomato, pasta, stovetop
>> counters: Pizzeria
>> aka: ragù alla bolognese, ragu, meat sauce, spaghetti bolognese
>> pairs-with: bechamel
>> servings: 8
>> time: 4 hr
>> slack: forgiving — the milk and the wine each reduce until the pan is nearly dry, and a pot rushed there stays thin for the whole three hours
>> step: sweat 12 min
Sweat @pancetta{3%oz}(85 g; finely chopped), @yellow onion{1%medium}(finely diced), @carrot{1%medium}(finely diced), and @celery{1%rib}(finely diced) in @unsalted butter{3%Tbs}(45 g) over medium heat for ~{12%min}.
>> step: brown 15 min
Brown @ground beef chuck{1%lb}(450 g) and @ground pork{1/2%lb}(225 g) in @&(~1)soffritto{} with @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp} for ~{15%min}, breaking up the meat.
>> step: reduce until dry
Reduce @whole milk{1%cup}(240 mL) and @grated nutmeg{1/8%tsp} into @&(~1)meat{} until the pan is nearly dry.
>> step: reduce until dry
Reduce @dry white wine{1%cup}(240 mL) into @&(~1)meat{} until the pan is nearly dry.
>> step: simmer 3 hr
Simmer @&(~1)meat{} with @canned whole tomatoes{28%oz}(800 g; crushed) at the barest bubble for ~{3%hr}.