Grammy's Kitchen · Bolognese Sauce · Slow Cooker Spaghetti Bolognese
One of 35 bolognese sauce recipes we measured
from cafedelites.com
It ranks #2 of 35 for tenderness among the bolognese sauce recipes we compared. 22 cooks on cafedelites.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 35.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 40% | 54% |
| fat | 2% | 4% |
| aromatics | 45% | 34% |
| sweetener | 0% | 0% |
| salt | 2% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 182% | 111% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon olive oil |
| 300 g | 2 onions (finely chopped) |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic (minced, or 1 tablespoon minced garlic) |
| 907 g | 2 pounds lean ground beef |
| 118 g | 1/2 cup red wine (or beef broth/stock - optional) |
| 1588 g | 56 ounces crushed tomatoes (28-ounce cans) |
| 240 g | 1 cup beef stock |
| 98 g | 6 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 61 g | 1 large carrot (chopped) |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon stock powder (or crushed beef bouillon) |
| 15 g | 2-3 teaspoons salt (adjust to your taste) |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons dried oregano (or 1 teaspoon fresh oregano, finely chopped) |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons dried basil (or 2 teaspoons fresh basil, finely chopped) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon sugar |
| 2 g | 1 pinch cracked pepper (to taste) |
| 25 g | 1/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped) |
| 482 g | 17 ounces spaghetti (dry pasta) |
Method: 11 steps, published by cafedelites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I love to cook and/or bake, ever since I saw your delightful site for the first time (yesterday). I have been anxious to start cooking right away., now my only problem is which ones to choose....I have company coming for dinner tomorrow, and your recipes are” — a cook, 5.0★
“This turned out great! I browned the beef and onions the night before so I could just dump everything in the slow cooker before work the next morning. I loved how all the flavors blended together, the texture was perfect, we served with spaghetti. I chose to a” — a cook, 5.0★