Mom & Nonna's Bolognese Sauce

The Cooking Mawma's Mom & Nonna's Bolognese Sauce — a rich, slow-simmered Italian meat sauce made with ground beef, San Marzano tomatoes, red wine, and aromatic vegetables. Perfect over pasta, in lasagna, or for dipping fresh bread!

Prep Time15

Cook Time3

Total Time3 15

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Bolognese Sauce, Comfort Food, Homemade, Italian, Pasta, Slow Cooker, The Cooking Mawma

Servings: servings

Ingredients

8 tbsp olive oil
3 garlic cloves minced
3 celery ribs sliced and diced
2 carrots peeled and diced
1 white or yellow onion chopped
2 lb ground beef
1 tsp beef bouillon powder
2 28oz cans San Marzano tomatoes
1/4 cup red wine Cabernet recommended
kosher salt to taste

Instructions

In a deep pan with a lid, drizzle olive oil on medium heat and add garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Add celery, carrots, and onions and cook until onions are fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add a dash of kosher salt.
Add ground beef and cook until mostly browned.
Add red wine and cook for 2 minutes.
Add cans of tomatoes and smoosh with your hands. Add 1/4 cup water into each can and swirl to get remaining tomato sauce out and pour into pan. Add salt.
Cover with lid and let cook on LOW for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Add more salt to taste.
Serve with pasta, use for your lasagna, or just to simply dip some fresh bread in! Enjoy and buon appetito!

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