How long does it take to make Meat sauce in tomatoes?

A quick meat sauce cooks about half an hour; a true Bolognese an hour and a half to two hours over low heat.

53 minTotal

20 minActive time

32 minSetting

#	What to do	How long
1	Heat the olive oil in a wide pan over medium heat	3 min
2	Add the onion and fry 5–8 minutes, stirring now and then	6 min
3	Raise the heat to medium-high and add the meat. Press it flat over the bottom and leave it for 2–3 minutes without stirring	2 min
4	Break it up with a wooden spoon and fry for 5–7 more minutes, stirring	6 min
5	Add the tomatoes, season with salt and black pepper and bring to a boil	5 min
6	Serve hot 0	30 min

Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
Brown ground beef in the pot without pressing it: leave it as one 'cake' for a few minutes until a brown crust forms, then break it into chunks. Deep browning = deep flavor.
The slower the sauce cooks, the thicker it gets and the better the flavors blend. 20–30 minutes make a quick meat sauce; an hour and a half to two hours over low heat make a rich Bolognese.

Add a pinch of sugar or half a grated carrot to a tomato sauce. The natural sugar balances the acidity. Do not add baking soda: it changes the texture and the taste.
A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.

Cook the wine until about half of it is absorbed and evaporated, and only then add the tomatoes.
For half a kilo of ground meat, usually a can of crushed tomatoes and a little tomato paste.
For a sauce with half a kilo of meat, 2 bay leaves, which cook in the sauce the whole time.