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Bolognese Sauce
5 from 6 votes

Bolognese Sauce

Homemade ragu that tastes so much better than the bottled stuff!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well.
  4. Serve immediately with spaghetti.