This 130-Year-Old Italian Spaghetti Sauce Is So Good, You’ll Eat It Straight From The Pot
Why You’ll Love It
- Nothing says comforting like Bolognese. I cannot think of a more comforting way to top a bowl of pasta than with this flavorful, slow-simmered sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion, finely diced (about 1 cup)
- 1 small carrot, peeled and finely diced (about 1/3 cup)
- 1 small stalk celery, finely diced (about 1/4 cup)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
Instructions
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Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat until shimmering. Stir in 1 finely diced small yellow onion, 1 peeled and finely diced small carrot, 1 finely diced small celery stalk, and 3 minced garlic cloves. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened, 8 to 10 minutes.
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Add 1 pound lean ground beef, 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg. Cook, breaking up the beef into smaller pieces, until cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes.
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Stir in 1 cup whole milk and cook, stirring occasionally, until evaporated, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in 1 cup dry white wine and cook, stirring occasionally, until evaporated, 10 to 12 minutes.
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Stir in 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes and their juices, breaking up the tomatoes with your hands into bite-size pieces as you add them to the pot, and 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth. Bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low to maintain a very gentle simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally and breaking up any large pieces of tomato with a wooden spoon, until the sauce is thickened and the flavors meld, about 1 1/2 hours.
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