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Bolognese Sauce

Bolognese Sauce

Yield: 4 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 2 hours
Total: 2 hours 10 minutes
Homemade ragu that tastes so much better than the bottled stuff!
5 stars (2 ratings)

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 14.5-ounce can tomato sauce
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 6-8 cloves
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 pound spaghetti

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium high heat. Add garlic and saute until the edges are golden, about 2-3 minutes. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with salt, to taste. Add beef and cook until browned, about 5-8 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks; season with salt, to taste.
  • Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, cinnamon sticks and cloves. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, with lid slightly ajar, until sauce has thickened, about 90-120 minutes. Stir in parsley.
  • In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
  • Serve immediately with spaghetti.