Mums Spaghetti Bolognese Recipes

Steps:

• Put a large saucepan on a medium heat and add 1 tbsp olive oil.
• Add 4 finely chopped bacon rashers and fry for 10 mins until golden and crisp.
• Reduce the heat and add the 2 onions, 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks, 2 garlic cloves and the leaves from 2-3 sprigs rosemary, all finely chopped, then fry for 10 mins. Stir the veg often until it softens.
• Increase the heat to medium-high, add 500g beef mince and cook stirring for 3-4 mins until the meat is browned all over.
• Add 2 tins plum tomatoes, the finely chopped leaves from ¾ small pack basil, 1 tsp dried oregano, 2 bay leaves, 2 tbsp tomato purée, 1 beef stock cube, 1 deseeded and finely chopped red chilli (if using), 125ml red wine and 6 halved cherry tomatoes. Stir with a wooden spoon, breaking up the plum tomatoes.
• Bring to the boil, reduce to a gentle simmer and cover with a lid. Cook for 1 hr 15 mins stirring occasionally, until you have a rich, thick sauce.
• Add the 75g grated parmesan, check the seasoning and stir.
• When the bolognese is nearly finished, cook 400g spaghetti following the pack instructions.
• Drain the spaghetti and either stir into the bolognese sauce, or serve the sauce on top. Serve with more grated parmesan, the remaining basil leaves and crusty bread, if you like.

Steps:

• you also need 1 big jar of dolmio sauce.
• put oil, garlic and onion in bottom of saucepan.
• gently fry until the onion goes clear.
• put mince in and brown it.
• once browned add dolmio sauce, pinch of mixed herbs or oregano if you don't have any.
• add a good splash of worcestershire sauce.
• let bubble away for about 1 hour.
• stir occasionally.
• while cooking add grated carrot.
• Spaghetti:.
• get a deep pot of water.
• add a pinch of salt.
• boil.
• add spaghetti and cook as directed on packet.
• drain out leaving a tsp water in the bottom.
• add a splash of olive oil to stop it from sticking and toss.
• place spaghetti in bowls and top with sauce and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and if your like me, you will like it with grated cheese.