Bolognese sauce

Name: Bolognese sauce
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 500g beef mince; 8 rashers smoked streaky bacon, roughly chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 small carrot, grated; 75g mushrooms, finely chopped; 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 250ml red wine; 1 tsp dried oregano; Handful of fresh basil, chopped

Easy
May 2014

Easy
May 2014

Serves 4-6
25 minutes to make, 25 minutes to cook

Donal Skehan’s classic bolognese recipe is a good basic to have. Enjoy with pasta, in a cottage pie or lasagne.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 381kcals
Fat: 25.4g (9.1g saturated)
Protein: 23.9g
Carbohydrates: 7.2g (6.1g sugars)
Fibre: 2.4g
Salt: 1.4g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 381kcals
Fat: 25.4g (9.1g saturated)
Protein: 23.9g
Carbohydrates: 7.2g (6.1g sugars)
Fibre: 2.4g
Salt: 1.4g

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Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
500g beef mince
8 rashers smoked streaky bacon, roughly chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 small carrot, grated
75g mushrooms, finely chopped
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato purée
250ml red wine
1 tsp dried oregano
Handful of fresh basil, chopped

2 tbsp olive oil
500g beef mince
8 rashers smoked streaky bacon, roughly chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 small carrot, grated
75g mushrooms, finely chopped
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato purée
250ml red wine
1 tsp dried oregano
Handful of fresh basil, chopped

Method

Add 1 tbsp olive oil to a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the mince for 2-3 minutes until browned. Remove and set aside on a plate.
Heat the rest of the oil in the frying pan, then add the bacon and fry for 2 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and fry for a further 2 minutes. Add the carrot and mushrooms and fry for 2 minutes more. Return the mince to the pan with the tomatoes, tomato purée, red wine and oregano. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Season, then stir through the basil. Serve with freshly cooked pasta.

Method

Add 1 tbsp olive oil to a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the mince for 2-3 minutes until browned. Remove and set aside on a plate.
Heat the rest of the oil in the frying pan, then add the bacon and fry for 2 minutes. Add the onion and garlic and fry for a further 2 minutes. Add the carrot and mushrooms and fry for 2 minutes more. Return the mince to the pan with the tomatoes, tomato purée, red wine and oregano. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Season, then stir through the basil. Serve with freshly cooked pasta.