Spaghetti Bolognese Recipe Jamie Oliver 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.

PIPPA'S SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Peel the onion, scrub the carrot, then very finely chop along with the celery. Finely chop the pancetta.
• Melt the butter with 1 splash of olive oil in a large pan over a medium heat.
• Fry the pancetta for 1 minute, then add onion, carrot and celery and cook for 10 minutes, or until starting to soften.
• Add the mince and fry for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned all over and any liquid has evaporated. Stir regularly, breaking the mince up with the back of a spoon.
• Pour the wine into the pan and let it bubble away, then stir in the tomato purée, and cook for a minute or two, before pouring in the stock.
• Add the bay, then pick, finely chop and stir in most of the oregano.
• Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer over a low heat for 45 minutes, or until thickened and reduced, stirring every now and then.
• When the Bolognese is nearly ready, cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling salted water according to packet instructions.
• Season the Bolognese to perfection with sea salt and black pepper, then remove and discard the bay leaf.
• Reserving some of the cooking water, drain the pasta and add to the Bolognese. Toss well until lovely and glossy, adding a splash of the cooking water to loosen, if needed.
• Divide the spaghetti between plates and finely grate over a generous amount of Parmesan. Drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle over the reserved oregano leaves and pick over the rosemary.

SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
• Peel and finely chop the garlic and onions, pick and finely chop the rosemary, then finely slice the bacon.
• Heat a splash of oil in a casserole pan on a medium heat, add the bacon, rosemary, garlic and onion and cook for 5 minutes, or until softened, stirring occasionally.
• Add the minced beef, breaking it apart with the back of a spoon, then cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until starting to brown, then pour in the wine. Leave to bubble and cook away.
• Meanwhile, drain and tip the sun-dried tomatoes into a food processor, blitz to a paste, then add to the pan with the tomatoes. Stir well, break the plum tomatoes apart a little.
• Cover with a lid then place in the oven for 1 hour, removing the lid and giving it a stir after 30 minutes - if it looks a little dry at this stage, add a splash of water to help it along.
• About 10 minutes before the time is up, cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
• Once the spaghetti is cooked, drain, reserving a mugful of cooking water, then return to the pan with a few spoons of Bolognese, a good grating of Parmesan and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
• Toss to coat the spaghetti, loosening with a splash of cooking water, if needed.
• Divide the spaghetti between plates or bowls, add a good spoonful of Bolognese to each, then serve with a fine grating of Parmesan.

JAMIE OLIVER'S EASY QUICK SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the spaghetti and cook it until al dente - approx 10 minutes.
• Chop tomatoes, basil, rocket, and olives however you like, chunks, slices, etc.
• Put all these in individual bowls.
• Add vinagar, oil, salt and pepper to taste.
• Keep tasting till you get it right!
• The pasta should be reday by now, so drain and add to bowls quickly.
• Stir everything together and serve with parmesan cheese and fresh Italian bread, if you like.
• Note: You can use any type of pasta you like, I just choose spaghetti.