I try to limit my consumption of meat, but when the craving for meatsauce arises it must be satisfied. My go to recipe is always Bolognese. There are tons of different Bolognese recipes out there, my own is a bit different because I use ground turkey instead of beef and I use two secret ingredients: Beer & Mascarpone Cheese.
Bolognese Sauce
- Saute finely diced onions, carrots, and celery in olive oil. Add salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and bay leaf
- Once vegetables are softened, add in ground turkey, salt and pepper.
- When turkey is cooked through add a half bottle of beer (use the same rule you would with wine: don’t cook with anything you wouldn’t drink*)
- Once alcohol has cooked off add can of crushed tomatoes, salt, freshly chopped basil and celery leaves. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Right before you toss with pasta stir in marscarpone cheese
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes before serving to allow pasta to soak up the sauce
*I recommend an ale, I used Berkshire Brewing Company’s Lost Sailor Pale Ale- its a local tasty beer and I always have a growler of it in my fridge.
