Nateur Cooking With Jena Covello: Beef Bolognese
My picky boyfriend said it's one of the best bolognese dishes he's ever had...
2 tbsp organic olive oil
16 ounces grass fed organic ground beef
3/4 small organic carrot, finely diced
3/4 of 1 stalk organic celery, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 tbsp of fresh rosemary or one stick
⅓ cup tomato paste
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup chicken stock
1/2-1 cup whole organic milk
2 tbsp organic salted butter
Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat and add the ground meat. Don't worry about breaking it all up, I prefer to leave it in one or two big chunks to get color on outside and leave raw on inside.
- When it has some color on it, but still raw in the middle, set aside.
- Heat the other 1 tbsp of olive oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan and add the onion, celery, carrot mixture and plenty of pink salt and pepper and sautee until soft- about 10 mins. Lower heat if it starts to brown and add more oil if it dries out too much.
- Add the garlic and herbs and continue cooking.
- Add the ground meat and stir in the tomato paste. Cook for five minutes and break up the meat really well with a wooden spoon.
- Add the wine and butter let it cook. The meat should be completely broken up.
- Add the chicken stock and milk and bring to a simmer.
- Taste the liquid for seasoning and add salt and pepper.
- Lower the heat to a 1 or 2 right and cook it uncovered for 1-1.5 hours. It should barely be bubbling. Stir it occasionally. It’s finished once most of the liquid burns off.
- Boil your pasta and serve the sauce with parmigian. It tastes so good it doesn’t even need parmigian!