Meat sauce

Meat sauce

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A flavorful sauce made with ground meat, vegetables, and tomato sauce.

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Meat sauce is a classic dish in Belgian cuisine. It is made with ground meat, vegetables, and tomato sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr 20 min
  • Total1 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodjar
  • Estimated cost$26.95 $5.39 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

5 people
  • $0.45
  • $0.46
  • $0.32
  • $0.24
  • $0.18
  • $21.14
  • $0.82
  • $3.04
  • $0.05
  • $0.25

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. We need a large pot in which we will put olive oil and a piece of butter. ≈ 3 min
  2. Prepare the vegetables: onion, carrot, and celery stalks. ≈ 3 min
  3. Cut the vegetables into small pieces this way, so we can easily add them to a blender. ≈ 8 min
  4. We need a blender so we can finely chop the vegetables. ≈ 8 min
  5. Let the previously chopped vegetables simmer for 5 to 7 minutes.
  6. The final mixture should look like this; there should be no large chunks of vegetables remaining. ≈ 3 min
  7. Now, let’s heat the oil paint with butter. ≈ 3 min
  8. Now, let’s add the blended vegetables and cook them for 10 minutes.
  9. 5 kg of ground meat. ≈ 3 min
  10. The meat should be allowed to come to room temperature for at least 1 hour and should have a vibrant red color.
  11. Cut the entire piece of meat into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  12. This is the result we should achieve after cooking the meat. ≈ 3 min
  13. Prepare for 15 minutes.
  14. Let’s open a bottle of still red wine. ≈ 3 min
  15. Pour approximately half a litre of wine. ≈ 3 min
  16. I’m now preparing our tomato sauce. ≈ 3 min
  17. For 1.5 kg of meat, you will need to add 1 litre of tomato sauce. ≈ 3 min
  18. Cook for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
  19. In the meantime, let’s add a few sprigs of rosemary. ≈ 3 min
  20. The stew is now finished. ≈ 3 min
  21. If we wish, we can keep the Bolognese sauce in jars so that we can freeze it.
  22. Let’s add oil paint to the jars. ≈ 3 min
  23. In this way, our meat sauce can be stored for 3 months. ≈ 3 min

The bill

Meat sauce

  • olive oil$0.45
  • butter$0.46
  • 5-6 carrots$0.32
  • 3 celery stalks$0.24
  • One large onion, or two small onions$0.18
  • 1.5 kg of ground meat$21.14
  • red wine (dry and still)$0.82
  • 1 cup of tomato sauce$3.04
  • salt and pepper$0.05
  • a few sprigs of rosemary$0.25

Total$26.95

that's $5.39 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • butter
  • 5-6 carrots
  • 3 celery stalks
  • One large onion, or two small onions
  • 1.5 kg of ground meat
  • red wine (dry and still)
  • 1 cup of tomato sauce
  • salt and pepper
  • a few sprigs of rosemary

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