Recipe: Perfect Spaghetti Bolognese

Spaghetti Bolognese. Everyone needs a great everyday Spaghetti Bolognese recipe, and this is mine! We Aussies have a thing about shortening words. This recipe comes courtesy of BBC Good Food user Andrew Balmer.

My super simple Spaghetti Bolognese is the perfect dinner for any night of the week and will wow your family or guests. Everyone needs a basic spaghetti Bolognese recipe that still tastes great, no matter how simple. Get that depth of flavour by cooking the sauce very gently until it's super rich. You can have Spaghetti Bolognese using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Spaghetti Bolognese

1. Prepare 2 rashers of streaky bacon.
2. Prepare 1 of white onion.
3. Prepare 1 stick of celery.
4. You need 1 of large carrot.
5. You need of Mushrooms (optional).
6. It's of Anchovies.
7. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Balsamic vinegar.
8. It's 500 g of beef mince.
9. Prepare 3 cloves of garlic.
10. Prepare 1 jar of passata.
11. You need of Oregano.
12. You need of Basil.
13. It's leaves of Bay.
14. Prepare of Spaghetti.
15. You need of Olive oil.
16. It's of Tomato purée.

Who doesn't love pasta drenched in a meaty tomato sauce! Another option and a family favourite is Spaghetti Carbonara, which I also make often! Yep, Chinese Spaghetti Bolognese, ground beef in a delicious and silky Chinese-style brown Yep, that's right-Chinese Spaghetti Bolognese. The name popped into my head as I was making this dish.

Spaghetti Bolognese instructions

1. Cut the bacon into small pieces and fry in a large such pot..
2. Finely dice the onion, celery and carrot. Add to the pot and cook in the bacon fat..
3. Add anchovy. Once the anchovy has dissolved, add the mushrooms if you want them in the dish..
4. Continue cooking until the juices evaporate. Add the beef mince and minced garlic. Continue cooking until the beef changes colour..
5. Add about a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar (or a glass of red wine if you prefer) and oregano. Add a few squirts of tomato purée and mix until the contents of the pot are covered with the red paste..
6. Add the passata and bay leaves. Cook on a low heat for as long as you can. 30 minutes is fine, but the flavours will be better the longer you cook it. I prefer to leave it on the hob for at least an hour. 2 hours is even better. Just remember to keep an eye on the pot as you may need to add a splash of water if it becomes too dry..
7. Season the bolognese to taste..
8. Cook your spaghetti, drain, leave a little water in the pot to stop it from sticking. A splash of olive oil will also help with this and gives the pasta a nice shine..
9. Either add the pasta to the bolognese or for the traditional British experience, place the spaghetti on your plate and top with the meat sauce..
10. Serve with garlic bread and grated Parmesan cheese..

This is perhaps the best spaghetti bolognese recipe you'll ever have. One pot wonder that will leave you wishing you had doubled the recipe. Serve with garlic bread and crunchy salad for the ultimate weeknight meal. This sauce is ideal for spaghetti, but can be used with any kind of pasta - great for Lasagna as well. This uses simple ingredients but is very tasty nonetheless!