5 minutes preparation
Classic Bolognese
1 hour 5 minutes cooking
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 2 carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 celery stick, finely chopped
- 600ml beef stock
- 450g extra lean minced beef
- 1 x 400g tin Tarantella Organic Chopped Tomatoes
- Mixed handful of freshly chopped basil, fresh
- thyme and fresh oregano
- Salt and pepper, to season
- 1tbsp soft brown sugar
- 1tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1tbsp tomato purée
Method:
- Place the onions, garlic, carrots, celery and half the beef stock in a large saucepan. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- In a separate pan, brown the minced beef before adding to the hot stock. Add the remaining stock, tomatoes, herbs, seasoning, sugar, ketchup and purée and bring back to the boil.
- Again, turn down the heat to a simmer and simmer for 35 to 40 minutes until thick and reduced.
- Season again and serve with hot buttered spaghetti, Parmesan and basil.
Recipe courtesy of Tarantella
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