Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti "bolognese" (after the town of Bologna, Italiy) is a well-known dish, but so often amounts to nothing more than pasta topped with minced meat in a plain tomato sauce.
Here is a more traditional version, in which the sauce is made with tomatoes, herbs, red wine and - of course - meat.
Here is a more traditional version, in which the sauce is made with tomatoes, herbs, red wine and - of course - meat.
68K 31 3.8
Last modified on: November 16th 2014
Keywords for this recipe:PastaSpaghettiItalyGrinded meatRed wineTomatoes
267 g 
1⁄3 
1⁄3 
1 
1⁄3 
1⁄3 sprig 
1⁄3 sprig 
1 tablespoon 
167 g minced beef
167 ml red wine
67 ml 
1⁄3 
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 1 hour | 1 hour 19 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
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.
If you have the time, you can also peel them.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Peel 1⁄3 carrot and dice small.
Finely chop 1⁄3 onion.
Peel 1 garlic clove.
Rinse 1⁄3 bayleaf, 1⁄3 sprig thyme and 1⁄3 sprig rosemary.
Finely chop 1⁄3 onion.
Peel 1 garlic clove.
Rinse 1⁄3 bayleaf, 1⁄3 sprig thyme and 1⁄3 sprig rosemary.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Pour 1 tablespoon 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.
When hot, add the onions, carrot, herbs and garlic.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 2 minutes without colouring.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 167 g minced beef...
Stage 5 - 5 min.
---and cook, stirring frequently (break up any large lumps).
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Then add the tomatoes and stir well.
Leave to cook for 5 minutes.
Leave to cook for 5 minutes.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Stage 8 - 40 min.
Leave to cook uncovered until the sauce is reduced by 3/4.
Remove and discard the bayleaf, thyme and rosemary.
Remove and discard the bayleaf, thyme and rosemary.
Stage 9 - 8 min.
Cook the spaghetti...
Stage 10
...mix with the sauce and serve immediately.
Remarks
If fresh tomatoes are not in season, use whole tinned ones.
Keeping
A few days in the fridge, covered with food film.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 792 Kcal or 3,316 Kj | 32 gr | 21 gr | 48 gr |
| 40 % | 12 % | 2 % | 7 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 100 Kcal or 419 Kj | 4 gr | 3 gr | 6 gr |
| 5 % | 2 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 396 Kcal or 1,658 Kj | 16 gr | 11 gr | 24 gr |
| 20 % | 6 % | 1 % | 4 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cretan salad, Warm broccoli and Tuna Salad, Eggs in tomato shells, Piedmont salad, Ratatouille, ... All |
 | Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gisèle's Pasties, Bolognaise lasagne, Meatballs, Hamburgers, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, ... All |
 | Red wine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tenderloin steaks marinated in red wine with rosemary, Mulled wine Belle-Plagne style, Marchand de vin sauce, Pears in red wine with blackcurrant , Oxtail Parmentier, ... All |
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Soup Cornouaillaise, Cassoulet, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, Italian Meringue, Pizza dough, ... All |
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