Bolognese Sauce

Serves  4
Prep time 15 mins
Cooking time 45 mins
Ingredients

• 250g/8oz minced beef
• 3 rashers of finely chopped streaky bacon or pancetta
• 1 Green pepper chopped
• 1 large very finely grated carrots
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed or very finely chopped
• 1 tsp of dried oregano, or 2 tsp of fresh
• 1 tbsp of freshly chopped parsley, or 2 tbsp of fresh
• 1 Cup freshly chopped basil
• 1 400g/14oz tin of chopped tomatoes
• 4 tbsp Passata or tomato paste
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil for frying
• 300ml/1/2 pint beef stock

Method

• Gently fry the chopped onion, garlic and pepper until onions are translucent
• Add the meat and fry brown and no more liquid is left
• Stir in the carrots, then add the basil, parsley and oregano.
• Pour in the tinned tomatoes with the puree
• Add the stock and season to taste
• Leave to simmer gently for about 45 minutes stirring from time to time
• Serve with your favourite pasta and a crispy side salad.
• Equipment
• Large frying pan

Cooks tip

• You can add mushrooms to this recipe,if doing so add with the tomatoes.
• Add more passata or tomato paste if too dry.
• I usually make the day before if we are sharing it with friends, tastes even better as all the flavours have had 24 hours to marinate.

Shopping List

• Minced beef
• Pancetta or bacon
• Carrot
• Onion
• Green pepper
• Tinned tomatoes
• Oregano
• Basil
• Parsley

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