Bolognese Sauce Recipe | Simple Home Edit

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 2 carrots, grated or finely diced
• 2 celery stalks, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• ¼ cup (60 ml) water
• 750 g (1 lb 11 oz) minced (ground) beef (or the minced/ground meat of your choice, e.g. pork or veal, or a combination – you can use up 1 kg/2 lb 3 oz of mince in this recipe)
• ½ tsp sea salt flakes, plus extra to taste
• ¼ tsp cracked black pepper, plus extra to taste
• 2 tbsp tomato paste (concentrated puree)
• 700 g (1 lb 9 oz) passata (can be substituted with 800 g/28 oz canned crushed tomatoes) (see note 1)
• 2 bay leaves (fresh or dried)
• 2 cups (500 ml) beef stock
• 1 tbsp white sugar (optional) (see note 2)
• Cooked pasta, to serve (see note 3)
• Freshly grated parmesan, to serve
• Chilli oil, to serve (optional)