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Nonna's ragù

The one we came back to. Every other bolognese is measured against it.

Nonna's ragù

Method

  1. 01

    Sweat the vegetables in olive oil until sweet. Push aside, brown the meats hard, then pull everything together with the tomato paste.

  2. 02

    Add the milk first and simmer until almost dry. Then the wine. Then the tomatoes and the rind. Bring to a whisper and leave it three hours, stirring whenever you pass.

  3. 03

    Toss with pappardelle. Grated cheese at the table.

In the margin

  • Cook it low. If it bubbles, it's too hot.
  • Nonna used lard.2015
  • milk first. always.Nonna2016
  • skipped the milk once. never again.2021
  • the rind is the point.2023
  • cooked it for Sofia's birthday.Chiara

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