Oven-baked bolognese

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Recipe «Oven-baked bolognese» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 2:40 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 30g unsalted butter, 2 tbsp olive oil, 200g piece pancetta, finely chopped, 1 large onion, finely chopped, 2 celery stalks, finely chopped , 1 small carrot, finely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped, 500g each beef and pork mince , 2 cups milk, 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg, 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1 1/2 cups dry red wine, 800g canned chopped tomatoes, 2 cups Massel beef stock, 2 bay leaves, 2 tbsp chopped basil leaves.

Ingredients:

  • 30g unsalted butter 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 200g piece pancetta, finely chopped 
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped 
  • 2 celery stalks, finely chopped 
  • 1 small carrot, finely chopped 
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 
  • 500g each beef and pork mince 
  • 2 cups milk 
  • 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg 
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste 
  • 1 1/2 cups dry red wine 
  • 800g canned chopped tomatoes 
  • 2 cups Massel beef stock 
  • 2 bay leaves 
  • 2 tbsp chopped basil leaves 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C.
  2. Melt the butter and olive oil in a large flameproof casserole over medium heat. Add the chopped pancetta and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until it starts to crisp. Add the onion, celery, carrot and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until softened. Add the beef and pork mince and cook for 8-10 minutes, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon, until browned.
  3. Add the milk and nutmeg and simmer over medium heat for 4-5 minutes until the milk evaporates. Add the tomato paste and stir for 2-3 minutes until combined, then add the wine and allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Add canned tomatoes, stock and herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Cover, then cook in the oven for 2 hours or until thickened and reduced. Skim any fat from the surface, then serve with pasta.