Cooked Bolognese from scratch

[DerbyGull]

Delicious

serves 6

Ingredients
• 2 rashers of smoked streaky bacon, the best quality you can afford
• 2 medium onions
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 carrots
• 2 sticks of celery
• olive oil
• 2 heaped teaspoons dried oregano
• 500g good-quality minced beef, pork, or (even better!) a mixture of the two
• 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• a small bunch of fresh basil
• 100g Parmesan cheese
• 400-500g dried spaghetti or penne

Jamie's Home Cooking Skills

Cheers Jamie!

 

[Adopted Brightonian]

You forgot half a bottle of red.

 

[BensGrandad]

Where is the red wine good Bolgnese has to have red wine added in the cooking process.

sorry just pipped with my post.

 

[16bha]

It's mad I know, but I hate Penne and spaghetti, but do like Linguini!! Where's the logic in that? I'm convinced they don't taste the same.

 

[Seagulls4life]

Sounds lovely. Apart from the Parmesan, i hate Parmesan

 

[DerbyGull]

Sounds lovely. Apart from the Parmesan, i hate Parmesan

for me the parmesan made it.

You forgot half a bottle of red.

Where is the red wine good Bolgnese has to have red wine added in the cooking process.

sorry just pipped with my post.

I'll bare that in mind for next time. However i was prepared to trust Mr Oliver this time. He didn't disappoint.

 

[DerbyGull]

It's mad I know, but I hate Penne and spaghetti, but do like Linguini!! Where's the logic in that? I'm convinced they don't taste the same.

For me vermicelli is my fave. But i wouldn't have it with bolognese, it's better with just pesto.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Mine is better

1 large onion
pancetta cubes
3 or 4 cloves garlic
small bottle of red wine
1 tube tomato puree
400g chopped tomato
dried italian herb seasoning
pinch cinnamom
couple pinches nutmeg
3 bay leaves
garlic salt & black pepper

pretty much in that order, none of that carrot and celery shite

 

[Hillian1]

One other vital thing, when doing pasta, any pasta, drop a cube of stock (chicken, vegetable) into the water. Makes pasta better than it already is.

 

[BensGrandad]

As regards pasta I prefer tagliatelle.

 

[Cian]

Where is the red wine good Bolgnese has to have red wine added in the cooking process.

sorry just pipped with my post.

Can use White just as legitimitately, depends what taste you're going for.

 

[beorhthelm]

pretty much in that order, none of that carrot and celery shite

aye, not proper. get rid of the parmeasn too, leave that out of the cooking and those that like can add it themselves.

ive just had some simple spagetti and meatballs, small pack of them done in the oven with sauce made from tin of chpped toms, red oinion, a large pepper (chopped smallish), 2 cloves garlic and about 2 teaspons of oregano. loverly.

 

[looney]

I'm sure someone will be along later to hand out medals because you can cook a basic mince stew.

 

[16bha]

For me vermicelli is my fave. But i wouldn't have it with bolognese, it's better with just pesto.

Ah now you're talking. Try frying some cherry toms, lardons and add some wilted spinach, then mix together with green pesto coated linguini. fantastic!

 

[Norman Potting]

No wine - FAIL.

The very lovely Nigella advises using Marsala instead of ordinary wine, I usually glug in a respectable amount when I make Bolognese sauce. I also like mushrooms in mine, but each to their own, and if there is any half used pasta sauce or pesto lurking in the darkest recesses of the fridge that goes in as well, and some Worcester sauce.

The question is, do you stir it in to the pasta or do you dollop it on top?

 

[DerbyGull]

Ah now you're talking. Try frying some cherry toms, lardons and add some wilted spinach, then mix together with green pesto coated linguini. fantastic!

Sounds nice and simple

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Marcella Hazan has the definitive recipe.

 

[The Large One]

Dried pasta?

What's wrong with making your own? That's what I did tonight.

 

[16bha]

Dried pasta?

What's wrong with making your own? That's what I did tonight.

I grow mine.

 

[Pevenseagull]

chicken livers are worth considering.