Grammy's Kitchen · Bolognese Sauce · Mom's Spaghetti Bolognese
One of 115 bolognese sauce recipes we measured
from www.allrecipes.com
85 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 115.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 0% | 45% |
| fat | 6% | 4% |
| aromatics | 40% | 26% |
| acid | 6% | 0% |
| sweetener | 2% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 353% | 126% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti |
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| 3 slices bacon, diced | |
| 150 g | 1 large onion, finely chopped |
| 40 g | 1 stalk celery, finely chopped |
| 61 g | 1 carrot, finely chopped |
| 1 g | 1 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic, minced |
| 454 g | 1 pound lean ground beef |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar |
| 1588 g | 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes |
| 33 g | 2 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons white sugar |
| salt and ground black pepper to taste | |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil |
| 25 g | 0.25 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“While I enjoyed this sauce, I just cannot move all the way to 5 stars. First, as written it makes a BIG pot of sauce. That's good! But for the amount of ingredients and volume I think it certainly needs more italian seasoning than just a couple of teaspoons of” — a cook, 4★
“I will NEVER EVER make another bolognese sauce again - this one was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! I added a pound of ground Italian sausage, aside the ground beef called for (we like it meaty). I cooked the sauce at a low heat for 1.5 hours, stirring occasionally. I also us” — a cook, 5★