Bolognese sauce recipes
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Tips
For Spaghetti Bolognese - just serve with Spaghetti. For Stuffed Peppers - slice peppers in half vertically and deseed. Place in boiling water and blanch for 2 mins. Drain. Stir diced mozzarella into the sauce and divide between the peppers. Top with another slice of mozzarella and bake for 20 mins at 180, gas 5. For Daddys Chili - leave out the herbs and add 1 heaped tsp Chili powder and a small tin of kidney beans. For Mummys Sheperds Pie - leave out mushrooms and herbs and add sliced carrors and creamed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 1lb minced beef
- 1 chopped onion
- 8oz chopped mushrooms
- 250g passata
- 220g chopped tomatoes
- salt and pepper
- 1 beef oxo cube
- sprinkle of Italian herbs
Method
- Fry mince and onion in frying pan until brown,add mushrooms cook for further 5 mins, add oxo, salt and pepper and herbs.
- Add passata and chopped tomatoes and simmer for approx 1 hour or until mince cooked.
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dilmunseal Fri Jan 11 2008 • Reply
Just making bolognese sauce from your recipe and I noticed that there is balsamic vinigar on the list, however is missing in the method so I ca only assume you put it in any where.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Basil
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 small onion
- 1 tbsp Virgin olive oil
- 450gms Minced beef/ meat
- 1 can/ 5 fresh Tomatos chopped
- 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
- 2 tsp Balsamic Vinegar
- pinch Salt
- pinch Pepper
- 1 tsp Mixed Herbs
Method
- Using a thick based saucepan add the olive oil and allow it to warm up.
- Now add the chopped onion and allow those to begin to sizzle.
- Add the oregano, basil, garlic (crushed), mixed herbs (optional).
- Cook the onions until they become soft and shiny and just beginning to brown at the edges.
- Add mince, and break it down thoroughly (don’t leave any big lumps). At the same time mixing in with herbs and onion mixture.
- Once the mince start to go brown add the tomato paste.
- Then when meat is thoroughly brown through add the tomatoes and flavour with salt and pepper to your liking.
- Leave to simmer gently on a low heat for about 10-20 mins.
- Serve immediately together with the pasta of your choice or use in a pasta bake or lasagne.
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- 2 tsp Oregano
- to taste Salt and pepper
- 4 tsp Red wine vinegar/balsamic
- 2 tbsp Tomato puree
- 400ml cartoon Tomato passat
- 1lbs Steak mince
- 2 tbsp extra/virgin olive oil
- 3 Garlic cloves ( crushed)
- 2 tsp basil
- 2 tsp Mixed herbs
- Just a splash about 4-5 tbsp Dry white wine
Method
- Add oil to hot saucepan, add in oregano, basil, garlic and mixed herbs.
- Allow to heat up and infuse.
- Add mince, and mix in with the oil and herbs, make sure meat is broken down into smaller pieces as to cook flavour through the meat and avoid big clumps.
- Once some parts of the mince start to brown add tomato puree
- When meat is all brown add tomato passat, salt and pepper and splash of dry white wine
- Cook with lid on for 30-45 mins stirring occasionaly.
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