Weeknight Tagliatelle with Bolognese Sauce

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 1999, America's Test Kitchen TV

Half a dozen meats and hours of pot watching make a lush, deeply savory version of this tagliatelle bolognese. We wanted those results with fewer ingredients in half the time.

SERVES 4 to 6

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To create a quick tagliatelle bolognese dish that would rival the depth and richness of a long-cooked version, we started by browning the aromatic vegetables (but not the ground beef, which would dry out and toughen if seared) to develop a ...

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