Jamie Oliver shares his easy family lockdown ragu recipe (2024)

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By Jessica Rach For Mailonline 13:46 29 Apr 2020, updated 14:31 29 Apr 2020

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  • Jamie Oliver has revealed how he batch cooks ragu sauce for his family-of-seven
  • British chef, 44,continues to share lockdown-friendly recipes amid pandemic
  • The father-of-five called it 'family-friendly' and 'easy and economical'
  • He admitted was a 'great way to sneak in extra vegetables for kids at meal times'

Jamie Oliver has revealed how he batch cooks ragu sauce for his family-of-seven as he continues to share lockdown-friendly recipes amid the pandemic.

The British chef, 44, took to his Instagram account to unveil what he called the 'perfect recipe for a rainy day', explaining that after cooking and freezing bags of the sauce, he could then use it forspaghetti bolognese, lasagne, chilli or cannelloni.

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The father-of-five called it 'family-friendly' and 'easy and economical' - as well as admitting that it was a 'great way to sneak in extra vegetables for your kids at meal times'.

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Sharing a video to his Instagram account, Jamie wrote: 'This is my classic family ragu.

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'The perfect base for your favourite spaghetti bolognese, lasagne, chilli or cannelloni. Dead easy to knock up on a rainy day like today in big batches and freeze for another day! Anyone already have this on their list this week?'.

Jamie starts by adding chopped rosemary and smoky bacon to a sizzling pan with virgin olive oil.

He then adds a kilo of mince beef and a kilo of mince pork, adding: 'If budget is a real issue then you can replace half a kilo of beef with lentils, which is just as delicious.

Jamie Oliver's family ragu recipe

Serves: 7 (multiple servings)

Cooking time: 2 hours

Ingredients

  • 2 sprigs of rosemary
  • 100 grams of smoked bacon
  • 1 kg of mince beef (if budgeting replace half a kilo with lentils)
  • 1 kg of mince pork
  • Two onions
  • Four carrots
  • Four sticks of celery
  • Tomato puree
  • Four tins of plum tomatoes
  • Four cans of water

Method

  • Chop up the rosemary and backon
  • Put a table spoon of virgin olive oil into a pan and turn it to full heat
  • Add the rosemary and the bacon
  • Add your mince beef and pork and stir
  • Stir for 10 minutes until it's frying again
  • Chop of blend your vegetables
  • Add in and stir for another 10 minutes
  • Add two tbsps of tomato pureeand tins of chopped tomatoes
  • Add four cans of water and leave to simmer for 1- 2 hours

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'You'll start to see the water coming out so you need to stir it for about 10 minutes. Once you hear it sticking and sizzling that means flavour.'

He continues by chopping or blending carrots, onions and celery to the same size as the mince meat.

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'Add two tablespoons of tomato puree for depth, along with four tins of chopped tomatoes', he says.

Concluding, he says: 'You're going to create the most wonderful, beautiful, robust ragu sauce'.

Advising on storage options, he adds: 'We've made twice as much as we need, so possibly another 10 meals.

'You can bag it up and store it in your freezer for month, just run the bag under the tap and you can reheat it in the pan in minutes.

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'When you bag it up don't forget to label it. Squeeze the air out and the thinner you can bag it up the quicker it will freeze - and the quicker you can reheat it.

'Let it go to room temperature then lay it in the freezer shelf flat, almost like a book shelf of edible meals'.

Jamie shares Poppy Honey Rosie, 18, Daisy Boo Pamela, age 17, Petal Blossom Rainbow, age 11, Buddy Bear Maurice, 9, and River Rocket, 3, with wife Jools.

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Jamie Oliver shares his easy family lockdown ragu recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is Jamie Oliver's most famous recipe? ›

This steak sarnie recipe remains one of Jamie Oliver's most famous dishes.

What is the difference between ragu and bolognese? ›

Ragu sometimes includes vegetable chunks, properly prepared Bolognese does not. Ragu typically uses red wine, while Bolognese calls for white. Bolognese uses very little tomato, while ragu sauces often feature tomatoes for most of the sauce's bulk.

What's the difference between ragout and ragu? ›

The difference between ragu and ragout isn't really that much ragu is an Italian pasta sauce that is usually made with minced meat or vegetables and ragout is a French style stew that would normally be found on-top of a Paris style mash but the Italians would do this on-top of polenta.

Why is ragu called ragu? ›

In terms of etymology, the term ragù stems from the French ragoût, which is in turn derived from “ragouter”, meaning to “add flavour” or “awake the appetite”. Ragoût is a seasoned meat stew that was brought to Italy by Napoleonic soldiers in 1796.

What did Gordon Ramsay say about Jamie Oliver? ›

Ramsay heatedly referred to Oliver as a "one-pot wonder" and said that the last time he had complained about food was at one of Oliver's restaurants. In 2010, Ramsay made additional negative comments in which he called Oliver a mere cook instead of a chef (via Daily Mail).

What is the dish that changed Jamie Oliver's life? ›

This is a dish that changed my life. It's called rotolo. This dish is a very special pasta dish. I was 23 years old at the River Cafe, but I wasn't supposed to be working that day.

What is the best cut of meat for ragù? ›

I use fairly inexpensive braising or stewing steak – often known as chuck steak, which comes from the forequarter. Usually, this consists of parts of the neck, shoulder blade, and upper arm. It's a tough but very flavorful cut of meat.

What pasta is best for ragù? ›

Tubular shapes like penne and ziti are perfect with hearty, thick sauces like ragu. Rigate, the ridged ones, capture even more sauce. Wide, flat pastas like pappardelle are ideal for sopping up creamy sauces.

Do Italians use ragù? ›

Ragù Bolognese, better known as Bolognese Sauce, is one of the foundations of Italian cuisine and how to make it perfectly is anything but simple.

How does Gordon Ramsay make ragù? ›

For the ragu sauce:
  1. Blend the garlic, onions, carrots, celery and olive oil until smooth.
  2. Heat a sauce pan until it is hot, add the mince (no oil) and stir until it's brown.
  3. Add the vegetable puree to the mince and cook out for 10 minutes on a low heat.
  4. Add the tinned tomatoes, tomato purée, stock cubes and red wine.

What is the French version of ragù? ›

Bolognese, for example, falls under the ragù umbrella. Ragout, on the other hand, is a slow-cooked French-style stew that can be made with meat or fish and vegetables — or even just vegetables. You can eat it on its own, or with a starch like polenta, couscous, or pasta.

What do Italians call ragù? ›

Bolognese sauce, known in Italian as ragù alla bolognese or ragù bolognese (called ragù in the city of Bologna, ragó in Bolognese dialect), is a meat-based sauce in Italian cuisine, typical of the city of Bologna.

Why was ragù discontinued? ›

In order to maintain its supply to American stores it cut Canada out entirely. Ragu has never been a particularly popular brand up here. A typical supermarket with have an entire selection of canned and jarred sauces from several manufacturers in several different flavours.

What does "sugo" mean? ›

Definition for the Tagalog word sugo:

sugò [noun] delegate; messenger; ambassador; emissary; envoy.

What's the difference between ragù and sugo? ›

What is the difference between sugo and ragu? Sugo is much more a sauce in the terms of it being more liquid. A ragu is more often chunkier with additional vegetables and many times with meat added to it. Similar because they both use tomatoes, ragu tastes less of tomatoes and more of everything else that you include.

Is Jamie Oliver more famous than Gordon Ramsay? ›

Following Ramsay and his multiple Michelin stars is Jamie Oliver, securing over 4.42million searches last year and ranking him the world's second-most-searched cook, together with American Guy Fieri.

What is Jamie Oliver most known for? ›

Jamie Oliver (born May 27, 1975, Clavering, Essex, England) is a British chef who achieved worldwide fame with his television shows The Naked Chef (1999) and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (2010–11) and as author of a number of cookbooks with a variety of culinary themes.

Is Jamie Oliver's wife a chef? ›

Personal life. In July 2000, Oliver married former model and writer Juliette Norton, usually known as "Jools".

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