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Magic Bolognese

May 15, 2018 by theweirdone Leave a Comment

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A dish for a rainy day, a rough evening, or a gathering of friends.
Everyone claims to make THE BEST bolognese.

Now, I don’t know what makes this bolognese “magic” but myself and my partner always seem to go to this when we are feeling rough and need a pick me up.
It’s great comfort food without being too unhealthy and is also very versatile as a base for other dishes such as lasagne or chilli con carne. Winner all round!
Also, I love garlic. Got garlic in the dish? I’ll most likely want more. I also add a little kick to this dish with a chilli, which is optional, but does leave you with that nice warm glow feeling. Mushrooms are another item I love adding to bolognese, but the other half isn’t that keen, screaming “FUNGUS” if I dare to try and put it in.

You can’t please everyone, but you CAN add whatever you like to make this dish your favourite.

This serves 5 to 6 people. You might have some room for garlic bread, depending on how hungry you are.

Magic Bolognese

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theweirdone
May 15, 2018
by theweirdone
Category Cooking Dinner
A dish for a rainy day, a rough evening, or a gathering of friends. Everyone claims to make THE BEST bolognese.
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Magic Bolognese

Ingredients

  • Oil for cooking
  • 500g beef mince
  • 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 peeled garlic cloves either chopped or ready for a press
  • 200ml beef stock (or red wine)
  • 1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1tsp dried rosmary (or 2 springs of fresh)
  • 1tsp mixed italian herbs
  • Salt to taste (I use Good With Everything from Lakeland)
  • 500g dried spaghetti

Optional:

  • Splash of tobasco sauce
  • Splash of worchester sauce
  • 1 red chilli
  • 1 punnet of mushrooms (I prefer brown)

Instructions

  1. Choose a medium to large pot and pop on the hob at a medium to high temperature. I set it to 7 out of 9 on my electric hobs. (Insert StarTrek interest here)
  2. Add a splash of olive oil while it’s heating up. Then add the rosemary, garlic (either chopped or put through a press), onion and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft. (Add the chilli now, chopped up, for extra spice)
  3. Add the mince and break apart any lumps with a wooden spoon. Let it cook for a couple of minutes until starting to brown then pour in the beef stock.
  4. Let this bubble for a couple of minutes and then add the tinned tomatoes and the tomatoe puree.
  5. Add the Italian Herbs and any of your optional extras now.
  6. Cover the pot with a lid and allow to simmer on a lower temp for 30 mins, or an hour if you are not in a rush.
  7. Stir occasionally and add water if it starts sticking to the pot. The longer it cooks for, the more delicious it gets as the sauce thickens.
  8. About 10 mins to the end of your cooking time, cook your spaghetti/preferred pasta according to the packet instructions.
  9. Drain the pasta and add to the pot of bolognese.
  10. Give this a good mix to coat the pasta and serve!

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beef,
bolognese,
cooking,
italian,
pasta
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