I'm italian - ragu is bolognese sauce for us, because it comes from Bologna.
we make it using a (soffritto) of carrot, celery and white onion in olive oil - then add 1 kl of beef ground meat and half a kilo of ground pork meat. After the meat has sizzled over a very low flame add a can of san marzano whole tomatoes avoiding to add the juice. A tablespoon of tomato paste, salt and pepper.
This will have to cook for at least three hours over a very low flame.
Hope it works out!
Ciao
Oriana

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Here's my tuscan version, you can make it and i'm sure it will be easier than finding a just as good one!
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A great idea, I'm tuscan and always suggest, this time of the year at least Panzanella, it's an ancient recipe that used to be made in Tuscany and is still very popular, all you need is some stale bread, onions, cucumbers, tomatoes and basil leaves. Our secret is the bread, it must be unsalted and sogged in cold water, then all you do is squeeze the water out and add all the ingredients, finally season with extravirgin olive oil, red wine vinegar and salt....that's all meatless, healthy and fresh....
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hope this helps, extremely simple
Oriana (from Florence)