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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/simple-bolognese-sauce/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/simple-bolognese-sauce/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "simple-bolognese-sauce",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/simple-bolognese-sauce/",
  "title": "Simple Bolognese Sauce",
  "summary": "A simple Bolognese sauce made with ground meat, onion, and tomato sauce, which I cook slowly in a covered pot until thick.",
  "categories": [
    "sauces",
    "meat",
    "pasta-grains"
  ],
  "holidays": [],
  "kashrut": "meat",
  "diet": [],
  "time_minutes": {
    "cook": 100,
    "total": 100
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "lb",
          "item": "Ground meat",
          "text": "1 lb Ground meat"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 4,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "Olive oil",
          "text": "4 tbsp Olive oil"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "Medium onions",
          "note": "Finely chopped",
          "text": "2 Medium onions"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "Paprika",
          "text": "1 tsp Paprika"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "Dried oregano",
          "text": "1 tbsp Dried oregano"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 10.5,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "Tomato sauce for cooking",
          "note": "1 can",
          "text": "10½ oz Tomato sauce for cooking"
        },
        {
          "item": "Salt",
          "text": "Salt"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "steps": [
        "Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and sauté the onion over medium heat until golden.",
        "Add the meat and cook until done.",
        "Add the paprika and oregano and stir well.",
        "Add the tomato sauce. Fill the sauce can with water twice, add the water, and bring to a boil.",
        "Cook over low heat in a covered pot for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.",
        "Season with salt toward the end of cooking."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Instead of ready-made tomato sauce, I use a tablespoon of tomato paste and a little crushed tomatoes."
  ],
  "updated": "2026-10-12"
}