On my bio tab on this site I tell you about my study of precise measurements, but Bolognese is no place to be precise. Bolognese is about fun, free movements, taste by taste. A dash of this, a splash of that, maybe a few glugs. I’ve even been told Bolognese should be sung to and ingredients added like a dance. This is one of my favorite dishes, one I’ve added too and changed over many years.

Try these ingredients together in a method all your own. Logically of course starting with the beef then continuing with the sauce ingredients.

Ground beef seasoning:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 4 splashes Worcestershire sauce
• Fennel seeds ground
• Italian seasoning
• Salt
• Black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1/4 onion (yellow, white or red be creative)
• 2 glugs white wine (red can be over powering)
• Liquid Beef bouillon approx. One table spoon

Sauce ingredients:

• Strained tomatoes (your favorite, I used la San marzano* as they use Roma tomatoes, stick with italian)
• 1 Roasted red pepper
• 1/4 onion (yellow, white or red be creative)
• 2 splashes balsamic vinegar
• 5 splashes Frank’s red hot sauce
• 1 garlic clove minced

I also decided to bake this in the oven with Monterey Jack cheese and parmesan.

*I buy these in packs of 6 for about $5 at costco