Bolognese

Ingredients

• Extra-Virgin Olive Oil: 2 tablespoon(s)
• Unsalted Butter: 2 tablespoon(s)
• Large Yellow Onion: 1 onion(s)
  • finely chopped
• Carrot: 2 carrot(s)
  • finely chopped
• Celery: 2 stalk(s)
  • finely chopped
• Garlic: 5 clove(s)
  • minced
• Pancetta: 8 oz
  • optional. finely chopped, can use prosciutto instead.
• Ground Beef: 2 pound(s)
  • 80/20 fat content
• Tomato Paste: 4 tablespoon(s)
• Wine: 1 cup(s)
  • white or red depending out your preference. I prefer white.
• San Marzano Tomatoes: 28 oz
  • crushed canned tomaotes
• Passata: 1 1/2 cup(s)
• Chicken Stock: 2 1/2 cup(s)
• Parmesan Rind: 1 piece
  • optional
• Chili Flakes: 1/2 teaspoon(s)
  • optional
• Salt: 1 dash
  • to taste
• Pepper: 1 dash
  • to taste
• Whole Milk: 1 cup(s)

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef in a saucepan, focus on getting a good crust for maximum flavor.
2. In glazed dutch oven render pancetta or prosciutto down over a medium heat, after rendering add oil and butter, followed by the chopped onions, carrots and celery.
3. Add tomato paste to the browned beef mixture in the separate saucepan, cooking at a low-medium heat.
4. Add garlic and optional chili flakes to the sautéd carrots, onions and celery. Do not over cook the garlic.
5. After letting the garlic cook for a minute, add the browned beef and tomato mixture to the pot. Use some of the chicken stock to deglaze the beef pan and set stock aside.
6. Add milk to the pot allowing the milk to coat the ground beef mixture.
7. Once the ground beef incorporates all the mix and rehydrates push the beef to the sides of the pot and pour in the white wine.
8. Nearly cook off all the wine before adding the crushed tomatoes, passata, and chicken broth, mixing everything together. Include parmesan cheese rind to pot.
9. Add lid to the pot and reduce heat to low, cooking for 2 hours.
10. Remove lid to pot and continue cooking sauce. Skim any oil from the pancetta and ground beef from the top of the sauce and add water if needed. Continue to cook on low for 2 more hours, checking sauce periodically adding water if needed.
11. Serve with pasta of choice.