My “go to” bolognese

Name: How to cook My “go to” bolognese - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Kate Carless

My “go to” bolognese

For years I’ve made my bolognese up as I go along. But, tonight my husband said it’s the best one I’ve ever made so I’ve decided to share it. The weird thing about it is that’s it’s also probably the simplest one I’ve ever made too. I normally add smoked bacon or pancetta but I didn’t have any so I just added smoked paprika to get a slightly Smokey taste. Otherwise, it’s just a simple mix of store cupboard ingredients. The key is high quality mince and tomatoes.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 people

Cooking time :

2hrs

white onion

carrot

1 stick

celery

2 cloves

garlic crushed

1 tsp

smoked paprika

1 tbsp

tomato purée

1 glass

red wine

400 g

quality beef mince

bay leaves

1 tsp

dried oregano

2 tins

finely chopped tomatoes (quality matters)

Handful

basil leaves, torn (optional)

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Finely chop all of the veg (really fine)

* Step 2

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil over a medium / low heat and fry the veg for 8-10 minutes until soft. Be careful not to burn the veg. Then add the smoked paprika and tomato purée and cook for one minute.

* Step 3

Add the mince. Break it up and cook until brown. Then turn up the heat and add the glass of wine. Reduce the heat and cook until the wine has reduced by a half. Add the bay and oregano.