Tagliatelle with Traditional Bolognese Sauce

Spinach Tagliatelli with Bologgnese Sauce

Wanna make a bet?  I think that if you took a poll of what people consider to be the most comforting pasta sauce of them all, it would be a landslide vote for traditional Bolognese sauce.  This sauce works well on a variety of pasta shapes—from gnocchi, orechiette, spaghetti, fettuccine, and my favorite, spinach tagliatelle.  Bolognese sauce is a thick, comforting marinara sauce filled with ground meat, vegetables, aromatics, and just the right amount of seasonings.  Like chili, I think that homemade Bolognese sauce is better the next day one it has had a chance to sit and the flavors to fully combine, which makes this sauce perfect for leftovers.  I invite you to make a huge pot of Bolognese sauce today, to enjoy again and again during the week.  (Good news, this sauce also freezes well and would be a great go-to meal in a pinch!)

Handmade Spinach Tagliatelli

Handmade Spinach Tagliatelli

Another way to serve the Bolognese sauce, over gnocchi

Another way to serve the Bolognese sauce, over gnocchi

 

(To view the recipe, click on the blue title of the blog post above*)

Tagliatelle with Traditional Bolognese Sauce

  • Prep time:
  • Cook time:
  • Total time:
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Recipe type: entree

Ingredients:

  • * Recipe Courtesy of Mami Camilla Cooking School*
  • TAGLIATELLE PASTA
  • 1 kg durum wheat semolina fl our, plus extra
  • 10 eggs
  • Water
  • (For the spinach version of tagliatelle, cook chopped spinach and drain it well. Place the spinach in a clean kitchen towels and ring it out all of the water that you can. Add the chopped, dry spinach to the well with the eggs when you are making your fresh pasta.)
  • On flat work surface, put semolina fl our; form well. Put eggs in center. Mix with hands gradually taking small portions of flour into the center to combine with eggs. Continue to work dough until it’s well blended and compact. Cut dough in three pieces; form squares about width of pasta machine; dust well with extra semolina flour. Feed dough through pasta machine set on number 10; fold in half; repeat. Dust with flour; feed dough through machine set on number 7. Dough will begin to thin and lengthen. Dust with flour; arrange dough in ribbon folds; feed into machine on number 5. Add tagliatelle attachment to machine. Arrange pasta in ribbon folds; feed through machine. Repeat process until all dough has been used. On floured breadboard, loosely arrange cut pasta to dry for 1 hour. Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain; top with sauce and serve.
  • BOLOGNESE SAUCE
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 3 celery stalks, diced
  • 4 carrots, peeled, diced
  • 4 small chipolina onions, chopped
  • 500 grams pork, minced
  • 500 grams beef, minced
  • 100 milliliters white wine
  • 400 grams tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 liter water
  • In saucepan, heat oil over high heat 1 minute or until hot. Reduce heat to low. Add celery, carrots and onions. Sauté slowly about 15 minutes or until soft. Add pork and beef; stir well. Sauté 10 minutes or until meat is nicely browned. Add wine; cook 2 minutes. Add tomato paste, salt, bay leaves and water; stir until well blended. Cook over low heat 30 minutes.

Directions:

Published on by

Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Comments: 2

  1. E Scott July 8, 2013 at 2:15 pm Reply

    Yeah for BOLOGNESE!!! My FAVORITE!!! Can’t wait for the next time we can share some TOGETHER!!! XOXO TO U AND SCOTT

    • Personalchef07 July 8, 2013 at 4:01 pm Reply

      This recipe you would really love! Very hearty and delicious on just about any type of pasta.
      Love you and looking forward to cooking you many pasta dishes when I get back home. :>

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *