Welsh Family Kitchen
Spicy Lamb Bolognese
GIADA DE LAURENTIIS
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for serving
1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
Kosher salt
12 ounces ground beef chuck
12 ounces ground lamb
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 teaspoon Calabrian chili paste
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/2 cup 1/2 & 1/2
1 cup dry red wine, such as Chianti
1 bay leaf
One 3-inch Parmesan rind plus 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
One 28-ounce can whole San Marzano tomatoes, crushed by hand
Angel Hair Pasta
Procedures:
Heat a medium Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter and oil and warm until the butter is melted. Add the carrots, celery, onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are soft but have no color, about 6 minutes. Add the beef and lamb and cook, breaking apart the meat with a wooden spoon, until the meat is cooked through and no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir the tomato paste, chili paste, red pepper flakes and garlic into the meat mixture. Cook the tomato paste, stirring often, about 2 minutes. Add the milk. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the milk is almost entirely evaporated, about 20 minutes.
Add the wine, bay leaf, Parmesan rind, tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer and reduce the heat to low to just maintain a gentle simmer. Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Skim the oil from the surface.
Spoon the sauce over the Creamy Polenta with Spinach, reserving any extra to serve on the side. Serve with the Parmesan sprinkled over the top and a drizzle of olive oil.-
Notes:
2021-05-02: The first attempt was excellent; served over angel hair pasta with a squash casserole from the freezer.
2021-04-29: Added to our cookbook, but without the Creamed spinach over polenta!
07/12/2021
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