How to Make Authentic Bolognese Sauce | Traditional Ragù alla Bolognese Recipe

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How to make authentic Bolognese sauce with this traditional Ragù alla Bolognese recipe from Bologna, Italy – a slow-cooked meat sauce with beef, pork, pancetta, wine, and milk. Learn how to make authentic Ragù alla Bolognese, the famous Italian meat sauce from Bologna. This traditional recipe combines beef, pork, pancetta, soffritto, white wine, and milk, simmered low and slow for depth and richness. Perfect for tagliatelle, lasagna, or pappardelle, this is the ultimate Bolognese sauce for Italian food lovers. Ingredients: 6 oz pancetta, cubed 1 knob of butter 1 medium onion, finely diced 2 carrots, finely diced 2 celery stalks, finely diced 1 lb ground beef 1 lb ground pork 1 cup dry white wine 2 tbsp tomato paste 2 cups tomato passata 2 cups vegetable stock 2 bay leaves Salt & black pepper Pinch of nutmeg 1 cup whole milk, warm Tagliatelle pasta Parmigiano Reggiano, grated (for serving) Instructions: 1. Render pancetta over low heat (no oil needed). 2. Add butter and soffritto (onion, carrot, celery). Cook for 10 minutes until soft. 3. Add beef and pork. Brown the meat well, seasoning with salt and pepper. 4. Deglaze with white wine. Let it fully evaporate. 5. Stir in tomato paste. Cook 2 minutes to deepen flavor. 6. Add tomato passata, vegetable stock, bay leaves, and nutmeg. Stir well. 7. Simmer on very low heat for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. 8. Stir in warm milk. Cook for another 30 minutes until silky. 9. Cook tagliatelle until al dente. Reserve pasta water. 10. Toss ragù with tagliatelle, adding pasta water as needed for a smooth sauce. ⭐ Instructions: 0:00 Introduction 0:47 Ingredients Breakdown 1:17 Chopping up the Soffritto 1:44 Building the Soffritto 2:39 Browning the Meat 3:10 Deglazing with Wine 3:26 Adding Tomato Paste, Passata, and Stock 4:36 Bay Leaves and Nutmeg 5:00 Long Simmering Process 5:58 Adding Milk 6:40 Cooking the Tagliatelle 7:37 Preview of Ragù 7:59 Combining Ragù and Pasta 9:13 Plating and Serving 10:13 Giovanni Why You’ll Love This Recipe: ✅ Authentic Ragù alla Bolognese straight from Bologna ✅ Slow-cooked for rich, silky depth of flavor ✅ Perfect with tagliatelle, lasagna, or pappardelle Comment Below: What pasta do you think pairs best with Bolognese sauce? Tagliatelle, lasagna, or something else? Let me know in the comments... and don’t forget to subscribe for more authentic Italian recipes! 🇮🇹 Follow Giovanni: ▶️ YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@UnPezzoDItalia ▶️ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/unpezzoditalia/ ▶️ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/unpezzoditalia/ ▶️ TIKTOK https://www.tiktok.com/@unpezzoditalia #pasta #italianfood #bolognese