Bolognese Sauce | Kitchen on the Cliff with Giovanna Bellia LaMarca

Transport yourself to Italy with this delicious bolognese sauce. It can be used on pasta, gnocchi, lasagne, or even spread on a slice of bread! Buon appetito and thank you for watching! 🍝
Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 onion
1 carrot
1 stalk celery
1 1/2 lbs beef, veal & pork, chopped
1 cup wine
28 oz can whole Italian peeled tomatoes, pureed
2 cups beef broth
salt & freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup heavy cream
Filming and Video Editing by Francesca Sacco
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[@conradosimon5911]

Nonna Giovanna thanking Siri is just so wholesome. Thank you to her, for the sauce recipe, and the stories!

[@senadalms4423]

It was the best part of the video

[@nige5902]

😂👍

[@aris1956]

I am also always kind to my Siri and always thank her ! :)

[@longtallshorty5791]

Stop saying wholesome.

[@conradosimon5911]

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[@maaritheinola6989]

Hi Giovanna, I am a Grandmother from Finland and I absolutely adore Your skills,I think that I have seen all Your episodes. And the music sends me back to my youth when I was a young student in medicine and visited Cicily in 1979! You just can,t imagine how many levels of the life memories we can experience when seeing your shows,.I really hope that You just keep on cooking!🥰❤

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

It s my great pleasure to cook and to share the recipes with my KZbin Friends.

[@Jcarolinajr]

Your love for cooking is heartwarming! And your manicure is beautiful too. Thanks.

[@CrazyLife2112]

Bolognese Sauce holds a special place in my heart because when I was a child of about 7 or 8 (I'm 54 now) I happened to see a TV chef prepare it on a show on PBS. I don't recall who or which. It looked like the most delicious thing I'd ever seen and showed it to my grandmother. She was tickled by my enthusiasm so she got the ingredients and together we made a batch. It's one of my favorite childhood memories.

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

It might have been Marcella Hazan, whose books on Northern Italian Cooking were Master Classes!

[@CrazyLife2112]

@@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca I want to say it was Jeff Smith on The Frugal Gourmet but I really can't be certain. I just know I watched a lot of that show as a kid. It's too bad his career ended in disgrace. I liked many of his recipes.

[@ericstone5323]

Thank you, Giovanna. You are an amazing educator and person as well as a fascinating cook! You’re also great company! Many thanks, Eric

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Thank you so much Eric!

[@soniatriana9091]

Hello Giovanna, What a huge smile I had watching to use new kitchen tools & then you made me laugh a loud when you used your wristwatch to tell Siri to set the timer!! I laughed because I don’t like using new tool or gadgets when I’m fine with what I already have, but I do think there’s always a great new item that’s worth trying!! I like to watch you because you’re a very soothing presenter! I think anyone who needs to learn to cook will definitely put up many great recipes & tips from your show. I have always loved cooking because I totally enjoyed being in the kitchen with my grandmother & mom - since I was young!

[@sybilreneemcgowan1472]

Thank you for rinsing your containers with water and adding it to sauce! My pet peeve, watching a chef add a mixture to a pot and leaving a goodly amount still in a blender, bowl or can.

[@Mrs.KatsCrafting]

my husband is first generation American his mother is Sicilian and his father is Italian. He is always saying can you try to make this or that his grandma always made lol No, Im southern born and bred want some biscuits and gravy/ Finding your channel is a great Christmas present to him!!!

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

I am thrilled! He will enjoy biscuits and gravy as much as I do, and you will enjoy Sicilian cooking as my half Irish husband does!

[@jeansunderland6115]

Not only do I love your recipes, I love hearing your stories from Italy.

[@mbh717]

She has the prettiest kitchen and the prettiest hands. I love watching this show.

[@bloodcoder]

Oh.. My favorite sauce. My first girlfriend, my first love, introduced me to him. I'm here for dinner. She made Spaghetti with this sauce. This is love.. 😘😘😘

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Bolognese sauce is definitely one of the best Italian Sauces!

[@adriand1917]

Dear Giovanna, thank you so much for this recipe, this was the first time I made this Bolognese sauce and it turned out lovely, i will surely make it again God bless you and your lovely family.

[@elainaworsley470]

Hello Giovanna, im a yorkshire nonna, and I have loved cooking since I was 15 years old. I is my therapy. I love your video. Stay well. ❤

[@klamlk7466]

good lord you are a precious lady, Giovanna. you just gained a new subscriber! That bolognese looks amazing, i make it pretty much the exact same (only i add garlic to it...)

[@PedroEnriqueLugoRescaniere]

Love your work nonna!

[@gelaendewagenat]

Grazie mille Signora, perfetto! ❤

[@muneca3819]

A real nonna! I love the little story times while she’s cooking!! 🤣🤣

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Thank you very much!

[@TheKatherine1958]

Hi Giovanna from California! Thank you so much for this recipe! I’m 65 and I just used an immersion blender for the first time last week making cream of potato soup. The immersion blender almost got away from me! I almost prefer my old school way of mashing w/potato masher, all tho the blender was much faster. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours and thank you again.

[@geoffreycampbell8161]

Hello Giovanna, how I simply adore everything Italian. It takes me 2 days to make my lasagna, and the bolognese sauce I make is similar to yours, except I grate the carrot, and also add a diced capsicum. I use red wine. Have never added cream. I’ll try it😀my freshly grated nutmeg goes into my bechmel sauce. However I understand also cooking with meat. It enhances the flavor. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and love of cooking. Much love and hugs. ❤️🇮🇹 ❤From Australia.

[@flordelotus2184]

It's so lovely to watch you prepare while explaining the important steps in order to make delicious meals, I feel a warm place in my heart for you, Giovanna! As a grandmother, daughter and grandaughter of italians living in Brazil, I feel connected with your cooking and thankful for your art! Salute e grazie mille!!!

[@elizabethconde2261]

I recently discovered your channel and I loved your confidence and serenity when transmitting your knowledge. Congratulations. Greetings from Santiago de Chile.

[@anzwering5249]

I’ve only just found your channel and I have learned so much already! I love your helpful tips and tricks throughout all of your videos and your stories too :D Thank you so much and I can’t wait to learn how to make gnocchi

[@Natashas-life]

Italy is so beautiful, the food is so incredibly good. The people i met were so friendly and generous. The scenery is very breath taking. I sure miss Gaeta. I met many wonderful people there. I tried my first real pizza. So much tastier than American pizza. My friend who is from Italy said its in the preparation and the way the veggies are grown. He imports his tomatoes from Italy for his dishes. His brother will say manger! Manger! I tell him i cannot i am enjoying the flavors, and my imaginary journey back to Italy. I did have my eyes closed, and i will say, they found this amusing and thought i was asleep 😂

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

I can only share and thank you for your enthusiasm for Italy and things Italian!

[@iloveaustria4873]

Eine tolle sympathische Frau und ein wunderbares Rezept ❤

[@ericstone5323]

Excited to see this!!!

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Thank you very much!

[@cathysteenson9591]

Hello, Giovanna. I happened upon your channel a short while ago and have been somewhat binge watching all your videos! I enjoy the way you talk and teach as you go. Growing up, my dad always talked about a neighbor that lived in his small coal mining town in WV. A very nice Italian lady who made the most amazing food. I always wished I had an Italian neighbor who would let me hang out in her kitchen and learn how to make everything and who would tell me stories. Now I'm at retirement age and I still wish that! BTW, I use my immersion blender and meat chopper all the time. I like my ground meat to not have chunks. If I want meat chunks, I make meatballs, LOL! I especially love when you set the table and sit down with your husband. Bless you.

[@Chelle-kd1po]

Hello from a fellow West Virginian! I've always wanted to have an Italian neighbor, too, & I want to attend the Italian Festival one of these days. We have so many wonderful cooks from a variety of backgrounds in our State.

[@aronc24]

I very much look forward to time spent with you on this channel. I feel like I’m right at home again ❤

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

I thank and I appreciate your comments!

[@lindaaiello7482]

Hi Giovanna, I am so delighted to have just come across your videos .I have a passion for cooking especially Italian food , it is my very favorite food to cook and eat.. I love all of the important things that you point out. It brings me back to being in the kitchen with my mother- in- law. she was such a wonderful cook ,mother and grandmother. I learned amazing things from her, l miss her dearly. I will be watching you often!🤩

[@LadiCady]

I love watching your videos and always look forward to the next. I’m the granddaughter of Sicilian immigrants but love the food from other regions of Italy. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. You and I are of similar age and I love to share my family recipes with my grandchildren.

[@albertocabezas282]

It's wonderful to watch you cooking those delicious dishes. I love you immensely. You remind me of my lovely grandmothers. Hugs from Chile.

[@Telle875]

Oh! I’ve been looking for a good recipe that teaches me well. My favourite restaurant in Melbourne (Australia) is owned and run by an Italian family and the first thing I ever learnt to cook was the Australian version of this…. And now, you’ve both entertained me, taught me and given me a beautiful recipe to emulate! Thankyou so so much!!

[@13_13k]

I love watching you cook. It reminds me of when I would watch and learn how to cook and bake from my full blooded Sicilian grandmother and mother. Grandma was the youngest of 13 kids in a prominent Sicilian family in Dorchester (Boston) Mass. . I enjoy the memories your videos invoke as well as seeing what small differences in ingredients and techniques you and my family's recipes have. Thank You

[@sailorgirl2017]

It is such a joy to watch you cook and hear your wisdom. Thank you and wishing you a very Merry Christmas.

[@marissa7208]

Hi Giovanna, I just wanted to say I recently found your channel and I wanted to say thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Your teaching breaks everything down in such a lovely way. My great grandparents originated from Itri, and sadly when they came to the United States we lost a lot of our traditions. It's so nice to find a piece of ourselves again. I tried your olive bruschetta recipe last night, and it was amazing! You're so lovely and sweet! 😊

[@saoirserosenstock8144]

“Flat side down, it saves you fingers and accidents” ha true! Thank you so much Giovanna, you’re a great chef and a great teacher. ❤

[@bakerzermatt]

My personal version is very similar. I use a bit less tomato, and even sometimes only a bit of concentrate (I try to keed the flavour of the meat front and centre). At the end I use milk instead of cream, and for spices, I use pepper instead of nutmeg. Great recipe, I love it!

[@hen8442]

Hello and thank you from the UK Giovanna! I love watching your videos and I especially love seeing your much cherished and much used vintage kitchen wares. Much love : )

[@bakerzermatt]

Brava, sei une vera nonna italiana! Great approach with natuaral ingredients to make a healthy nourishing meal. I agree about adding extra vegetables sometimes, I like filling out my ragù with onion carrot and celery. It tastes good and it's healthy.

[@isabelab6851]

Love that you adopt new tech. I do the same! I love traditional recipes…but does not mean that we do use the newest technologies to make preparation easier.

[@jakeburlaczenko8165]

Very refreshing to hear an Italian say to keep an open mind with cooking. Very different to most Italians.

[@shihlin1]

There is something so reassuring watching an experienced senior sharing her cooking skills and adding small vignettes of her life story as she cooks. Enough with those Tik Toks who try to show you Bolognese sauce in 30 seconds. This recipe is not something that can be rushed and Giovanna is such a delight to listen to. Yes, I will be saving that sauce can next time as a spoon holder for sure 😊😊 So glad I stumbled upon your channel, Giovanna, and looking forward to more ! Belissima

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Thank you so much! 🌹

[@user-xk5rc4fp2t]

nonna you are such a magnificent cook !!

[@annapomorski5431]

Hi Giovanna. I have recently found you by chance and subscribed right away. I love Italian food .being Maltese our food is very similar and we as Maltese have adopted and copied a lot of Italian cooking. Watching Italian television since I was a child have made me very familiar to italian food and costumes which I really like. Unfortunatly Although we are very close to Italy I have only visited Sicilia a couple of times and naples once but one day I wish to go further up north. Keep giving us nice recipes and Thank-you. ❤from Malta 🇲🇹

[@shanevermij4780]

Your Grandson is very fortunate to have you, the food looks delicious ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@philipheinhold5340]

HiGiovanna greetings from the south coast of Ireland and it’s wonderful to meet you. The algorithm decide I needed to watch you channel. I’m already looking forward to trying you sauce. Thank you 🙏 Philip

[@bellebeauty67]

“The fat makes it taste good”❤❤❤ Massive smile on my face watching you cook with passion in your charming cucina. Love your new tool for separating the meat, will be making this for sure!!😊

[@phronsiekeys]

I only recently discovered you have your own channel. So glad, I love your cooking style, the things you make and your lovely kitchen and house!

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Welcome to Kitchen on The Cliff, and thank you for watching!

[@user-qs7ed1eh3k]

Thank you so much Giovanna You are a fantastic cook.I Love watching you. I enjoy cooking you give me great ideas.

[@joaquincuda5606]

Thanks Giovanna for bringing back old memories of my grandmother making homemade pasta on Sunday, I'll make this recipe in her honor as it was her favourite!

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

I am equally honored! Thank you.

[@emmgeevideo]

First time viewer... I love that she's teaching us how to make a timeless traditional dish and uses new tools, some for the first time. This is a master...

[@andynati2480]

Love your recipes, God bless you and your family, and so cute of you to thank Siri for setting your timer lol.

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Thank you; I'm not used to the machines, so I treat them like real people!

[@GilMichelini]

Using this in lasagna was a big hit for Christmas. Looking forward to learning more from you.

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Oah! Thank You 🙏

[@janetp5956]

Love your channel Giovanna. I make my bolognese a little different. I add whole milk first before the wine and let it absorb then I add red wine then the tomato sauce. I love that meat separator tool, does the job.

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Home cooks personalize their recipes!

[@tbw666]

gorgeous touch on the butter/evoo blend and pairing that with the white wine. i am going to try my next bolo with white wine!

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

I’m sure that you will love it!

[@user-wz5yl5sb8x]

brand new to cooking, couldn't have found a better channel. keep up the great work Giovanna :) amazing recipes

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@darlys1962]

Your joy is a gift! Thank you for sharing your kitchen 😊

[@Snickels]

Been watching A LOT of your content lately and always wanted to say, we have almost the exact same nutmeg grinder at home, I love it (and your cooking of course). Keep it up, sublime content 🤌🏽

[@ginafromcologne9281]

Cara Signora, you are an amazing cook, thank you! :)

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Thank you! 😃

[@richardlongolucco1188]

I love your videos. I especially like the comments about your willingness to learn. "Every day is a school day"

[@pieterleroux7118]

I really enjoyed your video. You presented it in such a friendly and simple way and I am inspired to make it. Pieter le Roux - South Africa

[@shagwaaone1432]

I like this grandma

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Thank you for following the Videos that we love to share with you!

[@aleenhuston8479]

I always look forward to your videos. I love making all the recipes that you put out. Thank you so much

[@ricatkins4918]

Your kitchen looks amazing 😊

[@dearey347]

The highlight of my day! God bless you all ❤

[@gogetter4491]

Just want to say I love watching you. I never met my grandmother from Palermo but I can imagine she might have been like you.

[@Maradonaldinho]

Thank you for this video, it's perfect to follow along to. I usually make my sauce with red wine but will try this with white wine and cream. Wishing you all the best.

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

The cream makes the sauce a lovely pink which distinguishes it from other sauces. distinguishes it from other s

[@kendambrosio3714]

We get to go to Bologna about once a year, as part of Terri's job. (Her company has an important engineering location there.) Last time we went, we got to make Bolognese sauce -- so yummy! But I will absolutely try your version. :-) As always, my thanks to you and Francesca, and please extend a greeting to Howard!

[@steveferguson8047]

Thank you for sharing. And yes thanking Siri was a nice view into how proper manners are expressed!

[@carolyngarcia6292]

Everything is beautiful grandma ❤

[@ctwest3601]

I'm excited to see your gnocchi video next week. I haven't had great success with it in the past, but you're such an excellent teacher I bet I'll learn how to do it properly!

[@lindalinda4034]

I finally learnt how to cut oignons 👍👍👍

[@yutehube4468]

_"My grandson loves it"_ I have never met anyone that doesn't love a good bolognese sauce and if they said they didn't I'd assume they are joking. I've been tweaking mine for at least a year, then I found the official Bologna recipe and made that... yep, that's more like it and it's pretty much the quantities used in this video too! The Italian Nonna's know what they are doing and in my opinion they are the highest authority when it comes to how this sauce should be made!

[@kreabea78]

Loved the video, very calm and relaxed. Officially there is no tomato in bolognese sauce and in stead of cream there is milk. What you made is more of a ragu, but i think this is done all over the world. Even the italians don't agree.

[@u1008394]

Oh wow I’m sitting in my living room browsing Italian cooking videos in Fort Lee and can you imagine my surprise when I saw “The Cliff” 😅. Ciao neighbor 👋

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Thank you so much NEIGHBOR!🌹❤️🌹

[@raymurphyii]

Such a wonderful, succint and delicious recipe! Thank you so much!

[@HyperionCH]

I have to say: most charming cooking video I have ever seen. ❤ (And I saw a lot of)

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Oah! Thank you so much!

[@321southtube]

I love Bolognese. I love this video. I'm relaxed, blood pressure is down, and I have an awesome recipe. Win, win, win. Thank you so much

[@rj_lab]

Nonna Giovanna with Siri is DOPE! The OG ♥♥♥!

[@RocketPipeTV]

Wow, I never tried adding Creme. I’ll need to try that soon. Thanks for the great recipe

[@ricardogroenke5411]

Molto bella!

[@cookie-man-usa]

As always, you provide the clearest instruction that is so easy to follow. We absolutely love your videos and cookbook. We hope you will consider reprinting "The Cooking of Emilia-Romagna" as we would love to have a copy. 👨‍🍳

[@user-oz9fe3qc2i]

Wow... I could listen to this woman all day. I'm actually making bolognese sauce tonight, and this was incredibly helpful! I'll definitely be watching your videos in the future!

[@_Myriad_]

Giovanna i love the way you teach! Im glad to be one of the new followers to this chanel 😊 Your cooking talent is wonderful to see and the brightness of your kitchen feels very comforting. I like seeing you learn the new tools too, its great you give them a try! You explain your methods very clearly and you really are a wonderful teacher, there are a number of your recipes i will be trying out so i wanted to say thankyou to you (and your whole little team haha) for being such an inspiring cooking teacher and making such lovely videos! ❤ love all the way from australia to your beautiful kitchen 😁

[@iamacalmocean2080]

Haha another Aussie new subscriber here, totally in love with your bright green cheery cozy kitchen💚🇦🇺

[@EM2theBee]

Thank you so much! I really want to make this. I have one of those mashers and if you press down and turn it a pinch it works like a dream! ❤

[@carolthomas2745]

Hello there I use one of them tools I bought it years ago and wouldn’t be without it 😊 love your videos

[@mannyg747]

Grazie mille.

[@cdoil07]

Thank you so much and may God continue to bless you abundantly this Christmas!

[@kimlee1416]

Thank you Giovanna, enjoyed your video. God bless you.

[@blueberryblues3365]

Thank you Giovanna. I really enjoy your videos. I am a retired chef and love seeing all you do. I just returned from Bologna and had this sauce several times on home made pasta and gnocchi. It was wonderful at each restaurant. Although I have too many kitchen gadgets, I found that masher you used on the meat to be a good idea. What is it called exactly and who makes it? Xo

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

I'm thrilled to have a Chef in the audience! I came across that black tool on Amazon, just describe it and it will turn up. It really works well to separate the chopped meat!

[@mirandolina46]

it's sold on Amazon UK as a "beef masher"

[@glennarens81]

I have one of those meat seperators things at home! What your doing is completely correct! Sometimes what I like to do is to like stamp down and then spin it like 90 degrees just to seperate the meat a bit more

[@himanshuyadav-zh4xk]

With such simplicity and ease you taught the whole recipe, will try it today itself. Thank you Giovanna❤

[@petergough2534]

Really love watching your cooking shows beautiful. God bless🇬🇧

[@mollywhopple2457]

Brings me right back to cooking with my grandma

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

I’m delighted to bring back memories of your beloved Nonna!

[@richardcoughlin8931]

I’d like your style. Saying thank you to Siri is precious.😊

[@oldcrowcreations]

Looks like an easy and delicious sauce. I think I could make this. I love to make a large amount to freeze as well. I love your nutmeg grater. So beautiful 💕 Grazie!

[@brainray523]

I am happy to report that my empty San Marzano can is securely placed by my cook top with at least 1 wooden spoon it it at all times. The bolognese sauce was delicious! Thank you for the video.

[@HomeLifeAus]

Hi Giovanna. Greetings from Melbourne Australia. Thanks so much for your recipe. I’m cooking tonight.

[@GiovannaBelliaLaMarca]

Best Regards from New Jersey to Melbourne, Australia!

[@MooseKnuckle410]

Fixed this for the family tonight over some fettuccini, my 10 year old ate it like he was feral, he loved it! Thank you for sharing!

[@johnweimer3249]

I absolutely love your videos, I know the immersion blender is quicker and easier, but your potato masher or by hand is so much better. The blender adds air to the sauce and changes the consistency. I stick to the traditional ways with you. By the way, the meat masher is fantastic. I have that same one. That was a quick Bolognese 90 minutes.

[@ChericeGraham]

It made me happy to see a new video. I'm glad you're doing well.

[@alexmac337]

Amazing. No garlic, no dried herbs. 😍