I think my bolognese could have used a slightly lower meat:sauce ratio, and my pasta could have been a bit thinner and more consistent (working with a rolling pin and poor depth perception), but pretty happy with my results.
I feel like, in addition to being too meat-heavy, my bolognese was too fatty. It tasted lovely, but aesthetically, grease puddles really ain’t it. Maybe leaner meat and less cooking time is the answer, because I also feel like I just used too much liquid.
I think that next time is would also opt for a bit more béchamel, and use a bit more flour in it.
TheForestPrimeval
If you let the sauce cool overnight in the fridge, you’ll be able to skim a fair amount of fat. And you’ll get the bonus of even more flavor development.
Looks really good, regardless!
Edit to add: on the issue of the meat, bolognese is actually a very meat heavy sauce. I don’t know that you made it wrong. But it’s true that you may want to tweak the traditional ratio if you’re using it in a lasagna because maybe you want a different balance in that context.
Pappas34
Look beautiful, but a little bit too tall for me. Basil on top is nonsense.
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Any constructive criticism is appreciated!
I feel like, in addition to being too meat-heavy, my bolognese was too fatty. It tasted lovely, but aesthetically, grease puddles really ain’t it. Maybe leaner meat and less cooking time is the answer, because I also feel like I just used too much liquid.
I think that next time is would also opt for a bit more béchamel, and use a bit more flour in it.
If you let the sauce cool overnight in the fridge, you’ll be able to skim a fair amount of fat. And you’ll get the bonus of even more flavor development.
Looks really good, regardless!
Edit to add: on the issue of the meat, bolognese is actually a very meat heavy sauce. I don’t know that you made it wrong. But it’s true that you may want to tweak the traditional ratio if you’re using it in a lasagna because maybe you want a different balance in that context.
Look beautiful, but a little bit too tall for me.
Basil on top is nonsense.
Che spettacolo