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.
55,4423.8/5 for 29 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: November 16th 2014
For 6 people, you will need:
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1 sprig 
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4 tablespoons 
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How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 1 hour | 1 hour 19 min. |
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- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Keeping:
A few days in the fridge, covered with food film.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 carrot and dice small.
Finely chop 1 onion.
Peel 2 cloves garlic.
Rinse 1 bayleaf, 1 sprig thyme and 1 sprig rosemary.
Finely chop 1 onion.
Peel 2 cloves garlic.
Rinse 1 bayleaf, 1 sprig thyme and 1 sprig rosemary.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
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.
When hot, add the onions, carrot, herbs and garlic.
Salt and pepper, then cook for 2 minutes without colouring.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 1 lb + 1.6 oz 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.
Add 1 lb + 1.6 oz red wine, 7.0 oz water, 1 beef stock cube and stir well.
Turn the heat down to low.
Turn the heat down to low.
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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,507 Kcal or 10,496 Kj | 97 gr | 63 gr | 160 gr |
| 125 % | 37 % | 6 % | 24 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 105 Kcal or 440 Kj | 4 gr | 3 gr | 7 gr |
| 5 % | 2 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 418 Kcal or 1,750 Kj | 16 gr | 11 gr | 27 gr |
| 21 % | 6 % | 1 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 12.33 €
- Per person : 2.06 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Ratatouille, Ratatouille confite, Pan bagnat, Beans with tomatoes, Eggs in tomato shells, ... All |
 | Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gisèle's Pasties, Algerian brik rolls, Enchiladas, Italian style gratin, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, ... All |
 | Red wine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Strawberries in a thyme and lemon-flavoured red wine reduction, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Roscoff loaf, Beef braised in reduced red wine, Rabbit civet, ... All |
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kouign-amann, Green parsley tahini sauce, Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Paella, Chicken pie, ... All |
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