My Bolognese
This recipe extremely special to me and something that I have been perfecting over the years that I have been cooking!
The reason why it is so special to me is that it’s my version of my Nonna’s pasta sauce recipe, and there is nothing better than a bowl of pasta at Nonna’s. The reason why I say that it’s my version, is because she can never give me a straight recipe! It’s a “bit of this bit of that” but I’ve been working on it, and I think it’s pretty close!
Cooking the ribs in the sauce is totally optional, but it adds a depth of flavour and eating the fall-off-the-bone rib after in that sauce, there is nothing better!
The minimum time I would cook this recipe for is 1 hour, however you can let it cook on a low heat for 2-5 hours, just adding some water if it gets too dry. It is seriously one of my favourite things to eat, if you love it as much as I do, let me know below!
Prep Time: 30 min
Cooking Time: 1 - 5 hrs
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
Olive oil
1 Onion diced fine
4 garlic cloves crushed
2 TSP Italian Herbs
1 TSP Chilli Flakes
1/2 cup dry white wine
500g Pork and Veal mince (sub beef)
Half rack american pork ribs (optional)
2 x bottle 700ml passata
1 TBS Tomato Paste
1 TBS Vegeta or chicken stock powder (optional)
1 TBS Brown Sugar
Spaghetti or pasta of choice
Parmesan to serve
Method:
Heat a heavy based saucepan over a medium heat and add in about 2 TBS olive oil
Add in the diced onion, Italian herbs and chilli and sauce for 5 mins. I like to put a lid on to let them sweat
Whilst that is cooking, salt and pepper your ribs and heat a fry pan over a high heat. Add the ribs and cook until browned - a few minutes. Set aside.
Once the onions are translucent, add in the garlic and cook for 1 min
Add in the white wine and let it cook for a few mins until reduced.
Add in the mince and break up with a wooden spoon and cook until browned
Pour in the Passata and add half the bottle of water to both bottles and add in
Add in tomato paste, chicken stock, brown sugar and stir.
Bring to a simmer
Submerge the ribs in the sauce so the meat is covered
Simmer on a low heat for 2 hours
Serve with pasta of choice, covered in parmesan and enjoy!
