I’ve already posted my go-to bolognese recipe, but sometimes you want a hearty sauce that doesn’t take half a day to make. Behold: quick bolognese in less than 45 minutes.
Ingredients
- Olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped fine
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1/2 lb ground pork
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 large can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook onion and carrot until softened, about 5 minutes. Add meat and cook, breaking up large chunks, until no longer pink (5 minutes).
Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, 30-60 seconds. Add wine and cook until reduced by half, 2-4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cook until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes. Add milk and cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Toss with pasta and serve.
* Note: Don’t use this sauce in lasagna. While it tastes rich and time-consuming, it tends to separate more than the slow-cooking variety, and likely wouldn’t hold its stability in a lasagna.