Hi, I’m back with a bunch of uploads tonight, getting up to date on this food month. All I can say is that the dinners here have been delicious and I am enjoying all of them.

Tonight’s dinner was one of my favourite comfort foods of all time. I love a great Bolognese. And this one is just delicious This recipe I have been using for years and adding to it every now and then. If I have vegies in the fridge which are looking a little worse for wear I will add these too. Please excuse the lack of photos. I hope you all know what a great spaghetti bolognese should look like…

Ingredients
500g minced beef
1 brown onion diced
3 cloves garlic
500ml beef stock – I buy mine but if you have a thermomix why not whip up a very quick vegie stock?
400g tin of chopped tomotoes
1 carrot, chopped into fine cubes
1 stick of celery, chopped into fine cubes
Fresh basil
Fresh oregano
1 cup red wine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
A packet of spaghetti
Butter

Optional to add
50g pancetta or
50g bacon
fresh tomatoes

Method
Heat up a big glob (not the right word, I know) of butter in a large saucepan. Add the onions and cook them for a few minutes. Add the garlic, chopped celery and carrot and mix them until they are all soft and you have an amazing aroma coming from the saucepan. Turn the heat to high and add the minced beef. I cook this using a fork to break up all the meat into very fine pieces as it cooks. When the meat is browned add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, beef stock, red wine, basil, oregano and any other finely chopped vegies you like. Season with a little pepper and a pinch of sea salt ( I love Maldon Sea Salt). Cover the pot with a lid and let it simmer on the stove for an hour and a half. Visit the pot regularly (about every fifteen minutes) to stir and taste).

Cook the pasta in a pot. Pour a ladel-full of bolognese onto the pasta in a bowl and serve with cheese on top.

I hope you like my spaghetti. I love this autumnish weather and am looking forward to using my slow cooker in the next few days….

Enjoy!
Mia
xxx

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