I am making bolognese for dinner tonight. In the past I have had trouble with oil in the sauce giving it a not very nice oily texture. I tried to limit the amount of oil I used, but I still have oil bubbles on the surface of the sauce.
Is there an easy way to remove the excess oil from the sauce?
For the future how do I prevent the excess?
my recipe is:
teaspoon garlic paste
250gm lean beef mince
teaspoon of peanut oil
handful chopped onion
tin crushed tomato's
one tub of tomato paste
mixed herbs, salt and pepper to taste
brown onions, garlic and mince
add crushed tomato's; fill can with water add to sauce
add salt, pepper and herbs
simmer for a few hours stirring occasionally
add tomato paste
stir and simmer for at least 30 mins
serve with preferred pasta
I eventually tried to soak up as much as possible with some paper towel. But I hope there is a better solution.
Best Answer
There is only one significant source of fat in the recipe that you have shared: the ground (or minced) meat. The single teaspoon of oil is a fairly trivial amount.
You might wish to drain the ground meat after browning and prior to continuing with the recipe to minimize the amount of fat that ends up in the final sauce.