Crikey, they’re endless…

Name: Crikey, they’re endless…
Ingredients: - Milk is often added along with the stock and/or wine but I find the butter adds real depth of flavour and some delicious dairy fat to the sauce.; - Milk is often added along with the stock and/or wine but I find the butter adds real depth of flavour and some delicious dairy fat to the sauce.; - My mother adds chopped green pepper to the soffritto mix (a trick she picked up from my grandmother, who randomly picked it up from someone in Hong Kong. I know, me neither. But it works!) and much more wine.; - Many like to add 50–100 g chopped chicken livers to their bolognese, after frying off the mince.; - Milk is often added along with the stock and/or wine but I find the butter adds real depth of flavour and some delicious dairy fat to the sauce.; - Milk is often added along with the stock and/or wine but I find the butter adds real depth of flavour and some delicious dairy fat to the sauce.; - If I don’t have wine in the house I’ll add a splash of brandy to deglaze and then a little wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar for extra acidity.; - If I don’t have wine in the house I’ll add a splash of brandy to deglaze and then a little wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar for extra acidity.; - If I don’t have wine in the house I’ll add a splash of brandy to deglaze and then a little wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar for extra acidity.; - My mother adds chopped green pepper to the soffritto mix (a trick she picked up from my grandmother, who randomly picked it up from someone in Hong Kong. I know, me neither. But it works!) and much more wine.; - Heston Blumenthal adds a star anise to his bolognese, which really brings out the flavour of the beef. You can chuck in Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, anchovy sauce and all manner of umami-rich ingredients if you have them in your cupboard, just do so sparingly as they’re all highly concentrated in flavour. You still want to taste the beef and vegetables at the end of the cooking process.; - Heston Blumenthal adds a star anise to his bolognese, which really brings out the flavour of the beef. You can chuck in Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, anchovy sauce and all manner of umami-rich ingredients if you have them in your cupboard, just do so sparingly as they’re all highly concentrated in flavour. You still want to taste the beef and vegetables at the end of the cooking process.; - Heston Blumenthal adds a star anise to his bolognese, which really brings out the flavour of the beef. You can chuck in Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, anchovy sauce and all manner of umami-rich ingredients if you have them in your cupboard, just do so sparingly as they’re all highly concentrated in flavour. You still want to taste the beef and vegetables at the end of the cooking process.

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By Signe Johansen

Published 2018

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- Milk is often added along with the stock and/or wine but I find the butter adds real depth of flavour and some delicious dairy fat to the sauce.
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