May 04, 2016 / In food , beef / Tagged as: beef, onions, garlic, carrots, celery, rosemary, bay leaves, balsamic vinegar

Bolognese V2 - family friendly

Total Cook Time

50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 500g mince beef
  • 1 X 400g chopped tomatoes
  • 2 red onions
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 3 carrots
  • 3 sticks of celery
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 3 fresh bay leaves
  • beef stock in 400ml water
  • 1 tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste

DO NOT PUT MUSHROOMS IN THIS. NEVER WORKS.

Method

  1. Peel and chop the garlic, carrots, onion, celery.
  2. Brown the mince in olive oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan. Set aside.
  3. Sauté the vegetables in the pan in olive oil on a medium heat. Keep partially covered cooking until the vegetables have softened (10-15 minutes).
  4. Add the tomatoes, tomato purée, vinegar and bay leaves.
  5. Add the beef stock and bring to a boil then turn heat down to simmer.
  6. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 20 minutes. Check seasoning again at end.

Notes

Family friendly version with simple flavours.

Jamie Oliver recipe https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta/family-spaghetti-bolognese/