Rich Bolognaise Sauce
2 hours 15 minutes
Rich bolognaise sauce made using pork and beef mince with a hint of chilli:-) Great for freezing into portion sizes for quick midweek meals.
6 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 700g beef mince
- 700g pork mince
- 3 bay leaves (divided)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (optional)
- olive oil as needed for cooking
- 4 large brown onions, finely chopped
- 4 large cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (500ml) beef stock
- 1-2 small hot red chillis
- splash balsamic vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups good quality red wine
- 680ml tomato passata
- 150g tomato paste
- fresh herbs as desired
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:2hours ›
Ready in:2hours15min
- In a large heavy based saucepan heat a splash of olive oil. Add the meat, 2 bay leaves and maple syrup. Cook on medium heat for about 15 minutes or until it starts to caramelise.
- In another saucepan sweat onions in a little olive oil on low heat for 10 minutes. Grind garlic, sugar and salt in a mortar and pestle until a paste and add to the onion mixture and cook for a further minute.
- Add onion and garlic to the meat mixture with stock, extra bay leaf, finely chopped chilli, balsamic vinegar and red wine. Simmer on low for 20 minutes.
- Add tomato passata, tomato paste and cook for an hour. Add fresh herbs in the last half hour or so.
