Name: The best bolognese sauce according to Knorr
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 kg San Marzano or Roma tomatoes; 3 pointed peppers (red); 2 onions; 4 celery stalks; 1/2 chilli (red); 3 cloves garlic; sage (fresh); thyme (fresh); salt (coarse); sugar (pinch); olive oil (good quality); 150 g minced beef; 450 g mixed minced pork and beef; 1 beef stock cube (Knorr); 1 vegetable stock cube (Knorr – for cooking the pasta)

Method

Get cooking

First make the passata as the base for the sauce. Roast the Roma tomatoes and sweet pointed peppers together in the oven. Add olive oil, garlic, chilli, sage, thyme, coarse salt and a pinch of sugar.
Let the vegetables simmer in a saucepan, blend everything and pass it through a food mill to remove the seeds.
In another saucepan, sweat the onions and pieces of celery, then add the mince.
Once the meat is thoroughly cooked, add the passata and the Knorr beef stock cube.
Let the sauce simmer for a while longer so all the flavours can infuse.
Finish with fresh sage and thyme.

Background

Knorr’s search for the best bolognese sauce Every Belgian has their own secret recipe for bolognese sauce, but Knorr wanted to know who really makes the very best. So Knorr organised a national competition in which no fewer than 528 home cooks submitted their recipes, complete with secret ingredients and stories. Eventually, 21 finalists were invited to Brussels on 26 October to present their sauce to a four-member jury: chefs Sofie Dumont, Arnaud Delvenne, Wesley Bay and TikTok phenomenon Lorentia Veppi, who has Italian roots. The jury assessed each sauce for flavour, texture, balance and authenticity. [caption id="attachment_16974" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Knorr – best bolognese sauce – the jury: Sofie Dumont, Arnaud Delvenne, Wesley Bay and Lorentia Veppi,[/caption] After an exciting tasting, Miet Schraepen from Diepenbeek was crowned the maker of Belgium’s best bolognese sauce. Her secret? Homemade passata from roasted vegetables with fresh herbs from the garden. This combination gave her sauce a unique depth and flavour that impressed the jury. [caption id="attachment_16970" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Miet Schraepen – winner of the best bolognese sauce[/caption] Disclaimer: This recipe is based on the competition organised by Knorr. This blog has no commercial relationship with Knorr or any of the parties involved. All credit goes to Miet Schraepen for her award-winning recipe and to Knorr for organising the competition. This article is purely informative and is not sponsored.