Spaghetti Bolognese

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 6 people, you will need:

• 1 800 g tomato
• 2 1 carrot
• 3 1 onion
• 4 2 cloves garlic
• 5 1 bayleaf
• 6 1 sprig thyme
• 7 1 sprig rosemary
• 8 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 9 500 g minced beef
• 10 500 ml red wine
• 11 200 ml water
• 12 1 beef stock cube
• 13 salt
• 14 pepper
• Total weight: 2,400 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	1 hour	1 hour 20 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Rinse the tomatoes and cut out the hard bit around the stalk, then cut into chunks. If you have the time, you can also peel them.
2	Peel 1 carrot and dice small. Finely chop 1 onion. Peel 2 cloves garlic. Rinse 1 bayleaf, 1 sprig thyme and 1 sprig rosemary.
3	Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on medium heat. When hot, add the onions, carrot, herbs and garlic. Salt and pepper, then cook for 2 minutes without colouring.
4	Add 500 g minced beef...
5	---and cook, stirring frequently (break up any large lumps).
6	Then add the tomatoes and stir well. Leave to cook for 5 minutes.
7	Add 500 ml red wine, 200 ml water, 1 beef stock cube and stir well. Turn the heat down to low.
8	Leave to cook uncovered until the sauce is reduced by 3/4. Remove and discard the bayleaf, thyme and rosemary.
9	Cook the spaghetti...
10	...mix with the sauce and serve immediately.

Remarks

If fresh tomatoes are not in season, use whole tinned ones.

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