pasta bolognese

I love a meaty bolognese sauce. Here is my simple version using jars of tomato and basil sauce instead of making it from scratch.

This is also my very first cooking video! I hope it shows just how simple it is to make. Filming is definitely a work in progress for me but I would love your feedback.

Pasta Bolognese

Ingredients

500g bacon
500g lean ground beef
500g ground sweet Italian sausage (or casings removed)
1T olive oil
1 medium onion chopped
1 stalk celery chopped (optional)
1 cup beef broth
1T tomato paste
3 – 750ml jars of tomato and basil sauce

Instructions

1. Chop up the bacon and place in a cold dutch oven. Turn the heat up to medium and cook until the fat has been rendered out. Remove the bacon onto a paper towel lined bowl. Pour out the fat into a container, leaving about 1-2T remaining in the pot. Do not pour the fat down the sink.

2. Add the beef and sausage and cook until browned. Remove the meat and pour out the fat.

3. Add 1T of olive oil and cook the onion and celery until translucent, about 5 minutes.

4. Pour in the beef broth and deglaze the bottom of the pot where all the flavour lives. Add the tomato paste.

5. Pour in the tomato sauce. Heat through, cover and then turn the heat down to a simmer. Let simmer for at least 30 minutes.

6. Cook your pasta, according to the directions on the package. Drain the pasta and set aside.

7. Spoon several ladles of sauce into a pot or sauté pan, add the pasta and cook for a couple of minutes, allowing the sauce to cook into the pasta.

This recipe makes a lot of bolognese sauce, about 4 meals worth for our family. I usually freeze the remaining sauce for future meals. Enjoy!