Super-easy beginner Bolognese

Name: Super-easy beginner Bolognese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 400 ml beef stock (made from a stock cube); salt and freshly ground black pepper; 400 g tin chopped tomatoes; 1 tsp dried oregano; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 500 g spaghetti, to serve; 2 tbsp olive oil; 500 g beef mince (or use ½ beef and ½ pack of good-quality sausages); 500 g beef mince (or use ½ beef and ½ pack of good-quality sausages); 2 celery sticks, finely chopped; 500 g beef mince (or use ½ beef and ½ pack of good-quality sausages); 1 tsp garlic purée (or 2 chopped garlic cloves); 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped; 1 onion, diced; 1 tsp garlic purée (or 2 chopped garlic cloves)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 50

Appears in

Eat, Sleep, Rave, Reheat

By Chris Stark

Published 2020

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You CANNOT go wrong with this. If you are brave enough to step up and cook for your new housemates, this is the recipe to do. The key is cooking the sauce very gently, until it’s super-rich. I only found this out when I accidentally left it for longer than I should, and I’ve sworn by it ever since! The best thing about this meal (other than how it tastes) is that this Bolognese sauce can be cooked in advance and frozen. Leave to cool completely, then pop in a freezer-proof container. It wil

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