BOLOGNESE

Why is mince the most tastiest, moorish meat? It can be a big filthy burger, super sloppy meatball, ring burner chilli or wholesome cottage pie, anything with mince in is delicious. To all you veggies, dont believe the hype about bacon, mince is the real god, even quorn mince is preety nice to be fair. For me though the mince dish that makes me weak at the knees is bolognese. Its rich, garlicy, meaty, boozy and quite frankly sexy. Have you seen lady & the tramp? Thats how they fall in love! This explains everything. So next time your planning on wooing someone give them a plate full of bolognese, a glass of red wine, some garlic bread & a candle, they will be yours at first bite. 

I have fond memories of my lovely friends cooking bolognese, whether it was Abby in Madrid who fed us some super sexy bolognese & then we all went out with our garlicy breaths & meaty farts. Or Jo who when I am having a bad day seems to just magic up some bolognese in minutes (these are the kinds of friends you need to keep). It just seems that this humble dish isnt so humble after all, its everything you want and its guaranteed to make you feel warm & fuzzy. 

This is my take on bolognese, sometimes i also put one chilli in there but this ones the original. Play Barry White when eating & make for friends, lovers or mothers.

INGREDIENTS

500g Lean Beef Mince

400g Fresh Spaghetti

1 pack of Bacon Lardons

1 pack of Passata

2 Red Onions

1 Celery

1 Carrot

5 cloves of garlic

Grated Grana Padano

1 Beef Stock

1 Large Glass of red wine

2 Sprigs of fresh Rosemary

Handful of fresh basil

1tsp Dried Oregano

2 Bay Leaves

Garlic Bread

METHOD

Get a large saucepan & put on medium heat, add olive oil & fry the bacon until golden & crisp. Reduce heat & add onions, carrots, celery & garlic. Next remove leaves from rosemary & add. Fry until veg has softened. Add the mince and stir until brown all over. Add passata, basil (leave a sprig behind to serve), oregano, bay leaves, stock cube & wine. Give everything a stir & then let bubble away for 30/45 mins until flavours start to develop. Then season & add a little grana padano. Meanwhile boil some water & cook the fresh spagetti for about 5 mins. Once cooked drain & add the bolognaise sauce, give it all a good stir. Then serve with some grated grana padona, basil, garlic bread & bottle of wine!

Enjoy!