A Star Chef Breaks the Rules With a One-Hour Bolognese Sauce By January 15, 2021 Note that part of the prep setup includes a timer, at left. Photographer: Kate Krader/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Editorâs Note: As more people are working from home, Bloomberg Pursuits is running a weekly Lunch Break column that highlights a notable recipe from a favorite cookbook and the hack that makes it genius. In the seemingly infinite world of instant pasta dishes, some dishes are off-limits. Namely, Bolognese sauce. The recipe, which is much more of a meat ragout than a sauceâname notwithstandingâdepends on hours of cooking to break down the ingredients and quietly push them together to form a happy, concentrated mix. Such experts as the late Marcella Hazan allow for a minimum of three hours for it to simmer. Feelings about what the dish is and how itâs served are strong enough that on a 2019 visit to London, Bolognaâs mayor Virginio Merola posted a picture of a local spaghetti Bolognese with the caption âfake news.â (He was objecting to the spaghetti; purists believe it demands thick strands of pasta to hold the sauce.)