Rainy day Bolognese

[Mik]

It's cold and rainy all day here, so what better day to whip up a big pot of all-day cook Bolognese?

https://www.vincenzosplate.com/authentic-bolognese-sauce/

[jon-nyc]

A proper bolognese is time consuming to make. I’ve done it a few times. Need to try again soon.

[Mik]

This guy's recipes are usually pretty good, and it used what I thought were the right proportions. It'll cook until 6 o clock or so.

[Mik]

Two hours in and it smells and tastes terrific. Dis gon' be good.

[jon-nyc]

Nice. Now I feel like Italian tonight.

[Mik]

My neighbor is Italian - he's the first generation born here. He makes the BEST Sunday gravy and has shared a jar of it with us several times. I'm going to jar him up a quart of this to pay him back.

[jon-nyc]

I just booked a reservation at an Italian restaurant here in Davidson, NC. Pappardelle Bolognese is on the menu. The pappardelle is house made with spinach.

[Mik]

Ah. Did not know you were there. Mayla with you?

[jon-nyc]

Yep. We had a fundraiser last night. A dinner cruise on Lake Norman. Monday I need to be at Duke for a few days so we’re hanging here until tomorrow when we will head up to Durham.

[Mik]

Nice. But I’ll bet the trips down get a little tiring. Hope all goes great.

[jon-nyc]

Usually I don’t mind. This one is more tedious as I am getting a three day inpatient treatment that will make me feel like shit.

[Mik]

Swell. Hope it goes fast.

[jon-nyc]

Damn Italian restaurant didn’t even have the bolognese. I was looking at an old menu on Google. I had an overly salty chicken dish.

[Mik]

Well, you do live in NYC. No shortage there. The spinach pasta was a bad omen.

[Mik]

(I won’t tell you how glorious mine was. That would be cruel)

[LuFins Dad]

You know, I’ve never really cared for bolognese. The flavor is good, but everything is minced and reduced too much. I love a penne paste with a chunky tomato sauce with big ol’ chunks of onion, garlic, sausage, peppers, chicken, asparagus, etc… I like the penne ant the tomatoes binding everything together, but each and every bite is a little different… I have some Italian sausage and chicken in the fridge, I think that might be tonight’s dinner…

[Mik]

Funny - we’re having Bolognese again

[jon-nyc]

Show off.

[LuFins Dad]

@Mik said in Rainy day Bolognese:

Funny - we’re having Bolognese again

[jon-nyc]

Made this last night. I cut some corners for time’s sake, but in my defense it wasn’t raining.