http://www.insanitytheory.net/kitchenwench/not-so-traditional-bolognese/ Feeding friends and family, one recipe at a time Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:59:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.insanitytheory.net/kitchenwench/not-so-traditional-bolognese/comment-page-1/#comment-995 michele Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:58:08 +0000 http://www.insanitytheory.net/kitchenwench/not-so-traditional-bolognese/#comment-995 this may not be "traditional" -- but who cares as long as it tastes good to you...?! although I would stick with calling it a ragu, the catch-all for any meat sauce, instead of calling it a Bolognese. while every family has its own recipe for Bolognese, they all share a few techniques (most importantly, cooking off a series of liquids after browning the meat) and ingredients (you need wine -- and never, ever ginger or peppers)...but again, if your family enjoys it, why not name it after yourself instead of some town in Italy with its own recipe? this may not be “traditional” — but who cares as long as it tastes good to you…?! although I would stick with calling it a ragu, the catch-all for any meat sauce, instead of calling it a Bolognese. while every family has its own recipe for Bolognese, they all share a few techniques (most importantly, cooking off a series of liquids after browning the meat) and ingredients (you need wine — and never, ever ginger or peppers)…but again, if your family enjoys it, why not name it after yourself instead of some town in Italy with its own recipe?

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