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Bolognese

Recipe by Martin Skec from Berlin, Germany

Ingredients

  • 1.5 large onions
  • 1 large carrot
  • 2 medium garlic cloves
  • 1.5kg ground beef
  • 3 cans ~1.2l tomato sauce
    • 0.4l can with basil
    • 0.4l can with garlic
    • 0.4l any tomato can
  • 6-7 fresh basil leaves
  • 3" of diced celery
  • Salt
  • Olive oil

Instructions

  • chop 1.5 onions (cubes), garlic (slices) and carrot (cubes)

In a big pot

  • add meat in big chunks
  • salt it
  • fry it until brown
  • break into smaller chunks (use potato crusher)
  • remove meat and excess fat

In the same pot

  • add olive oil
  • put onions to wilder, stir if necessary 4 mins
  • add garlic 3 mins
  • add carrot 4 mins
  • add tomato sauce
  • combine everything
  • let it simmer for at least 30 mins
  • take out basil leaves (if you can find them)
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