Easy Spaghetti Bolognese No Wine Food

FAMILY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• On a chopping board, peel and finely chop the onions, garlic and carrots, then trim and finely chop the celery.
• Pick and finely chop the rosemary leaves, then finely slice the bacon or pancetta.
• Put a large saucepan on a medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• Add the bacon, rosemary, garlic and veg, then cook with the lid ajar for 10 to 15 minutes, or until softened and just turning golden, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the mince, turn the heat up to high and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, or until browned all over,stirring and breaking it up with a spoon as you go.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato purée, vinegar and bay leaves.
• Fill and boil the kettle.
• Crumble in the stock cube and pour in 400ml boiling water.
• Stir well, turn the heat up to high and bring to the boil.
• Season with pepper, reduce to a low heat, then cover and simmer for around 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the lid and continue cooking for 15 to 20 minutes, or until thickened and reduced. Meanwhile...
• Re-fill and boil the kettle.
• Carefully fill a large pot three quarters of the way up with boiling water, add a tiny pinch of salt and bring back to the boil.
• Add the spaghetti and cook according to packet instructions - you want to cook your pasta until it is al dente. This translates as 'to the tooth' and means that it should be soft enough to eat, but still have a bit of a bite and firmness to it. Use the timings on the packet instructions as a guide, but try some just before the time is up to make sure it's perfectly cooked.
• Using a microplane, finely grate the Parmesan cheese onto a clean chopping board (if using).
• Once the spaghetti is done, ladle out and reserve a cup of cooking water and keep it to one side, then drain in a colander over the sink.
• Taste the Bolognese sauce and season with a little more pepper or vinegar, if you think it needs it.
• Carefully pick out and discard the bay leaves.
• Put half the sauce into a container, leave to cool, then freeze for another day.
• Stir the spaghetti into the remaining sauce, adding a splash of pasta water to loosen, if needed.
• Divide between bowls and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese (if using), then serve.

WEEKNIGHT BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large (12-inch) skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground sirloin and cook, crumbling the meat with a wooden spoon, for 5 to 7 minutes, until the meat has lost its pink color and has started to brown. Stir in the garlic, oregano, and red pepper flakes and cook for 1 more minute. Pour 1 cup of the wine into the skillet and stir to scrape up any browned bits. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper, stirring until combined. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil, add a tablespoon of salt, a splash of oil, and the pasta, and cook according to the directions on the box.
• While the pasta cooks, finish the sauce. Add the nutmeg, basil, cream, and the remaining 1/4 cup wine to the sauce and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until thickened. When the pasta is cooked, drain and pour into a large serving bowl. Add the sauce and 1/2 cup Parmesan and toss well. Serve hot with Parmesan on the side.

EASY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE (NO WINE)

Steps:

• Heat up the oil in a large pan, the chop the onion and add it to it, leaving to cook for about 3-4 minutes until translucent.
• Add the ground beef, and stir continuosly, until the beef is browned all over.
• Chop the carrot, garlic and celery sticks, and add them to the pan together with the beef stock.
• Leave to cook with the lid on until the liquid is reduced, then add the chopped tomatoes and leave to cook until the sauce is reduced again.
• Season with salt, pepper, add the parmesan, Italian herbs, and parsley, and turn off the heat for now.
• Separately, cook the spaghetti according to the packet instructions, then drain the water, and add the spagetti to the pan.
• Turn the heat on again, and mix everything well, stiring for about 1-2 minutes so that the sauce can coat the spaghetti well. When ready, remove from the heat and serve hot.

SIMPLE BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• In a large skillet heat the olive oil. When almost smoking, add the onion and garlic and saute over medium heat until the onions become very soft, about 8 minutes. Add the celery and carrot and saute for 5 minutes. Raise heat to high and add the ground beef. Saute, stirring frequently and breaking up any large lumps and cook until meat is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes, parsley and basil and cook over medium low heat until the sauce thickens. Season with salt and pepper. This will take approximately 1/2 hour. Finish bolognese with Pecorino Romano.

EASY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Put 1 tbsp of the oil in a large saucepan over a medium-high heat, add the beef and fry until well browned. Tip out into a dish and repeat with 1 tbsp oil and the pork. Tip the pork into the dish with the beef and put the pan back on the heat with the remaining oil. Turn the heat down and cook the shallots for 8-10 mins or until very soft, then add the garlic. Tip the meat back into the pan and add the passata, purée, wine and oregano. Stir everything together, cover and simmer over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 45 mins.
• Cook the spaghetti following pack instructions, then stir half the parmesan into the Bolognese. Put a spoonful of the pasta water into the sauce to loosen it if it looks too thick, then drain the spaghetti. For a better flavour, tip the pasta onto the sauce, toss everything together to coat, and season well (or serve with the sauce on top). Add the remaining parmesan and a few basil leaves.

CLASSIC SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Heat 1½ tbsp oil in a large pan or flameproof casserole dish over a low-medium heat. Add the onion, celery and carrots with a pinch of salt. Cook for 10 mins, stirring occasionally, until softened but not coloured. Transfer to a plate using a slotted spoon.
• Pour the remaining oil into the pan, increase the heat and tip in the pancetta. Cook for 3-4 mins until golden. Add the mince and chicken livers, and cook for a further 5 mins until browned, breaking down the mince with the back of a wooden spoon.
• Return the vegetables to the pan and add the bay leaf and tomato purée. Cook for a 1 min more and mix well. Pour in the wine and reduce by half. Add the stock and passata with some seasoning and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to medium and let the sauce bubble away for 35-40 mins, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half and you are left with a thick ragu.
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil 15 mins before the sauce is ready. Drop in the pasta, cook following pack instructions until al dente, then drain.
• To finish the sauce, stir in the milk and season to taste. Tip the pasta onto a plate and top with the Bolognese. Serve with the Parmesan.

SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• Place the minced meat, red wine, mixed herbs and salt and pepper in a bowl.
• Stir well.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight or all day.
• Heat oil in pan.
• Stir fry onion and garlic until soft.
• Add red wine mixture, tomato paste, canned tomatoes, sweet chili sauce and chili flakes.
• Bring to the boil then simmer uncovered for 45 minutes or until most of the liquid has evaporated and the mixture resembles traditional bolognese consistency.
• (it will be much darker colour than usual).
• Cook the spaghetti as mentioned on the packet.
• At the last minute, stir the chopped parsley through the sauce.
• Add sauce to the drained spaghetti and top with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Serve with a nice glass of red.