Bolognese Sauce
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Bolognese Sauce
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Bolognese Sauce Ingredients1 tbsp vegetable oil
Bolognese Sauce MethodHeat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion and celery over a low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened. Add the garlic and cook for one minute. Add the grated carrot and sauté for 4 minutes. In a separate pan, dry fry the minced beef until browned, stirring occasionally. Add to the onion and carrot. Pour over the tomato and basil sauce, boiling water or stock and add the thyme and pinch of sugar. Cover and cook over a low heat for about 12 minutes. Remove from the pan and pulse for a second or two in a blender to make a smoother texture. Meanwhile, cook the shell pasta according to the packet instructions. Drain and mix with the Bolognese sauce.
InformationSuitable for freezing |
wrote on 30 May, 2011.
This is such a fantastic recipe! Both my kids loved it and I always recommend this to all my mommy friends.
wrote on 14 Oct, 2010.
What is passata? Is it a brand name of tomato puree or something else? I don't it's available in my country, so can i substitute it with just tomato puree/paste? thanks
wrote on 29 Sep, 2010.
My son absolutely loves this recipe. He's a very fussy eater but he doesn't fuss at all when I make this
wrote on 6 Feb, 2009.
This is one of my 15mth old daughter's favourite recipes, and has been since she was old enough to eat it. I sometimes use different vegetables (what ever is in the fridge) - sweet potato, brocolli, zuchinni, sometimes different herbs, but follow the rest of the recipe. It always turns out great!