I previously posted a recipe for the “official” sauce from Bologna. This version has the same basics but with the addition of beef stock and red wine. Some recipes use beef, pork and veal but I think the pancetta covers the pork part! Marcella Hazan’s recipe uses a little EVOO and butter, all beef, no pancetta, […]
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“Official” Bolognese Sauce
This is it! The “official” sauce from Bologna. Buon appetito! 400 grams fresh pasta dough made with 4 eggs (never use spaghetti) 300 grams minced beef, the recommended cut is thin flank (aka skirt or finta cartella in Italian) but any good quality mince will do. 150 grams unsmoked pancetta, minced very finely 50 grams […]
Mary’s Spaghetti Sauce
The first time I tasted Mary’s spaghetti sauce, I was hooked; I think I was 10. Slightly spicy, aromatic with cloves and cinnamon, the sweetness of tomatoes, a hit of cayenne pepper, rich with chunks of meat that benefited from being cooked for a number of hours until they fell apart. Totally fabulous! She had […]