This is my death row dish. A rich and meaty sauce to put over your favourite pasta. I promise it is worth the effort!
Ingredients
Spaghetti Bolognese:
- 500g full fat beef mince
- 500g full fat pork mince
- 2 brown onions
- 3 medium sized carrots
- 4 celery sticks
- 2 x 375g tins of diced tomatoes
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 5 anchovy fillets
- 1lt beef stock
- 1 stick of fresh rosemary
- Small bunch of fresh thyme
- 3 fresh or dry bay leaves
- 1 cup red wine
Ok, so I know you are saying those are a lot of ingredients, and it is, but seriously, they are all needed. Also, this feeds a LOT of people. I would say about 10 but you could stretch it to 12 with a bit more pasta.
- The first thing you need to do is dice up all the veggies. I make them quite small because I had to try and hide them from the kids but you don’t need to.
- Now pop them in a pan with some olive oil and cook them on a medium heat until they have cooked down and caramelised a little, about 10mins.
- Throw the meat in and mix until it has all been broken up and browned.
- Add the anchovys and tomato paste and give it a good stir through for a few minutes.
- Now add the stock, tomatoes and herbs.
- Pop the lid on and cook on the slowest setting of your stove for as long as you have. A few hours is good. Keep your eye on it and stir every 15 mins to make sure it’s not sticking to the bottom of the pan. Add some more stock or water if you need to.
- For the last 15 mins before you are ready to eat, take the lid off to reduce the liquid. You want it to be nice and thick.
Your Spag Bol sauce is ready. Pop it on some pasta and plenty of parmesan cheese. I like to add some chilli flakes as well. But I add chilli to everything!
Hi Steph
Thank you for your recipe. Cant wait to try. Could all these ingred go into a slow cooker and leave all day while at work?
Thanks
I think that would be great. Just make sure you saute the veg and brown the meat first. You may need to reduce the liquid at the end a little.
Thanks Steph
Will be trying this very soon! When do you put the wine in? I can’t see it in the method so wondering whether it’s a drink accompaniment 😉 nothing wrong with that btw! With Love from Poland
sorry, new at this recipe writing thing. I have updated the recipe. I do suggest drinking wine while cooking:-)
thank you Steph for your recipe, I can not wait to try this. I love an kind of pasta and this is one I have never had. The next thing I would love to see you make is Hummus, Like you did in the team challange at the picinc under the rock.
Thank you, I hope you enjoy it. I will get on to writing up the hummus recipe.