Easy Bolognese
A classic weeknight dinner idea of an easy bolognese recipe - one of my favourite go to dinner ideas for something delicious
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Servings: 8 people
Ingredients
- Drizzle of olive oil
- 1 large onion (or two medium) (Red or brown) (finely chopped)
- 100-200 g pancetta
- 500 g beef mince
- 3-4 + garlic cloves
- 2 tsp dried Italian herbs
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 150 ml red wine
- 300 ml beef stock (I use one stock pot and add water)
- 800 g chopped tomatoes (two tins)
- 2 tbsp tomato puree (or sun-dried tomato)
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add a drizzle of oil to a large pan and heat to a medium heat
- Add in the onion and stir and start to soften
- Add the pancetta and cook over the heat to cook the pancetta and continue softening the onion
- Add the beef mince, and break down into small pieces. Cook until it all turns brown
- Add the garlic, Italian herbs, thyme and stir and cook
- Pour in the red wine and let this simmer into the mix
- Add the beef stock (I used a stock pot and added water separately)
- Add the chopped tomatoes and tomato puree, along with the Worcestershire sauce and and salt and pepper
- Stir all together and simmer - minimum of 30 minutes, but I generally like to simmer on a low heat for longer to infuse the flavour better.
- Serve with pasta, cheese and garlic bread or however you'd like!
Notes
- This recipe is best fresh, but can be cooled and kept in the fridge for 3 days
- You can freeze the bolognese for 3+ months
- You can swap the beef mince for any other type of mince
- You can sub one onion for a carrot/celery if you want to use that for a base
- The pancetta is optional, or sub for lardons
- Red wine can be subbed for more beef stock
- Fresh tomatoes are nice to add