Bolognese Sauce
Cuisine: Good old mums cooking
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Serves: 4
Was always a big hit in our house.
Ingredients
- 30 ml Olive Oil
- 1 Large Onion
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 2 Carrots
- 2 Sticks Celery
- 125 g Streaky Bacon
- 500 g Beef Mince
- 400g Can Chopped Tomatoes
- 30 ml Tomato Paste
- 125 ml Red Wine
- 250 ml Beef Stock
- 10 ml Sugar
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel and chop the onion
- Peel and dice the carrots
- Dice the celery
- Crush the garlic
- Heat the oil and gently fry the onion, carrot, celery and garlic till soft
- Chop the bacon and add to the pan
- Cook for 5 min
- Turn the heat up slightly and add the mince
- Brown the mince, breaking it up with a wooden spoon
- Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine, stock and sugar and mix well
- Simmer slowly for 50-60 min until the sauce has thickened
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Serve with spaghetti