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Mafalde Bolognese Sauce- Meat Sauce

Recipe: Mafalde with Bolognese Sauce – Meat Sauce

Summary: Mafalde Bolognese Sauce is a hearty, rich , flavorful and filling meat sauce. This is comfort food to me. This dish is even better the next day.

Bolognese-Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 lb of Mafalde Pasta. (or your choice of pasta)
  • ½ lb beef
  • ½ lb veal
  • ½ lb sausage, no casing.
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • about 5 cloves of sliced garlic
  • ¼ cup heavy cream- (optional)
  • 2 large cans of whole tomato’s , Crushed tomatoes works fine too. So your preference.
  • Salt, pepper, and if you like crushed red chili’s. Adjust to your liken.
  • Grated cheese ( optional) to your liking.

Instructions

  1. In medium large 4 inch deep pan add a drizzle of olive oil all 3 meats and a healthy pinch of salt.
  2. Mix. High heat.
  3. When meat is all cooked put in a strainer to get out all water and fat. Leave alone.
  4. In the same pan you just browned the meat add a touch of olive oil.
  5. High heat, add carrots, onion, and garlic.
  6. Stir, add healthy pinch of salt and pepper.
  7. Saute veggies till tender .
  8. Add 2 cans of sauce, bring to a boil “bubble” and then turn heat to low.
  9. Simmer for about 1 hour or so . The longer you simmer the sauce the more water will be evaporated and that will result in a more concentrated sauce.
  10. Bring large pot of water to boil. (for pasta)
  11. Add pasta to boiling salted water. (follow cooking directions on pasta box)
  12. Now combine meat into the pan of tomato sauce.
  13. cook for another 15-20 minutes or so.
  14. At the very end now add the heavy cream and stir.
  15. Taste and re season if necessary.
  16. In a large bowl, add cooked, strained pasta.
  17. Add tomato sauce to bowl and dress pasta lightly.
  18. Now plate pasta on dish and spoon over a good size portion of bolgnese/ meat sauce on top.
  19. Grated cheese.
  20. Enjoy.

Cooking Times/Difficulty Levels

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time:  90 minutes
  • Difficulty Level: Easy to Medium

Recipe by StonedChef.com

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2 Responses to “Mafalde Bolognese Sauce- Meat Sauce”

  1. On March 8, 2011 at 12:45 am Leah responded with... #

    This sounds awesome and I want to make it,but in line number 8, you say add 2 cans of sauce. However, in the ingredients, you don’t say what kind of sauce. Are you talking about the sauce from the cans of tomatoes or a sauce like Bertolli’s or Ragu?

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  2. On October 19, 2011 at 11:15 am admin responded with... #

    2 large cans of whole tomato’s , Crushed tomatoes works fine too. So your preference.

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