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Mom's Spaghetti Bolognese

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Mom's Spaghetti Bolognese

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Category

Pasta Recipes

Time

0 min

Serving

8 persons

Calories

451

Rating

4.00★ (82)

Cuisine

Italian
Author: Victoria Buriak
Recipe passed on from my Italian grandfather. The ultimate comfort food. Leftovers freeze nicely! To make this recipe more authentic, you can use a mixture of ground veal, pork, and beef. You can also substitute the balsamic vinegar for 1/2 cup of red wine.

Ingredients

  • spaghetti: 1 pack (16 ounce pack)
  • olive oil: 2 Tbsp
  • slices bacon: 3 piece (diced)
  • onion: 1 piece (chopped)
  • stalk celery: 1 piece (chopped)
  • carrot: 1 piece (chopped)
  • oregano: 1 tsp (dried)
  • garlic: 3 clove (minced)
  • lean ground beef: 1 pound
  • balsamic vinegar: 2 Tbsp
  • tomatoes: 2 cans (28 ounce cans, crushed)
  • tomato paste: 2 Tbsp
  • white sugar: 2 tsp
  • salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
  • fresh basil: 2 Tbsp (chopped)
  • freshly grated Parmesan cheese: 0.25 cup

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Stages of cooking

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  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Cook the spaghetti in the boiling water until cooked through yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes; drain.
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  2. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the bacon in the oil until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir the onion, celery, carrot, and oregano into the bacon; continue cooking until the vegetables begin to soften, another 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Crumble the ground beef into the vegetable mixture; cook and stir until the beef is completely cooked and no longer pink, 8 to 10 minutes.
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  3. Pour the balsamic vinegar over the ground beef mixture; allow to simmer until the liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Stir the crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and sugar into the ground beef mixture; bring the mixture to a boil, season with salt and black pepper, and remove from heat. Stir the fresh basil into the mixture.
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  4. Ladle the sauce over the cooked spaghetti. Top with Parmesan cheese to serve.
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