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BA's Best Bolognese

By Andy Baraghani

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Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Kate Buckens

It doesn’t take a lot of ingredients (or a lot of money) to make a classic Bolognese recipe. What it does take, though, is patience for the sauce to achieve the ideal authentic texture. You’re going to go low and slow—it’ll take around 3 hours, but most of that cook time is hands-off. 

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