Looking for a very easy and simple bolognese recipe?

Question

i always cook this using a jar of dolmio but would love to do it from scratch. iv done a web search but they all seemed difficult.
So do any of you know a easy recipe i haven't got a good track record where cooking is concerned,

Thank you

Answer 1

all amounts are rough guide as i don't usually measure!

***before turning any heat on, put into a large soup/pasta pan :
4-5 cups of cold water
700gm beef mince (best/premium quality -nice and red, & minced fine)
medium onion - chopped small
2 garlic cloves - chopped small

now mush the mince mixture with your hands to make a watery pulp, so that all you can feel are the lumps from the onion!!

now turn on the heat to high

while its heating add:
heaps of pepper!
heaps of worcestershire sauce
heaps of italian herbs (from a spice jar)
2x cans of chopped tomatoes (i prefer ardmona brand with basil & garlic)
2x 375g or 1x 700g jar of dolmio type pasta sauce (whatevers on special...i use home brand regularly)

no oil is used
no salt is used
no tomato paste is used

optional:
light sprinkle of chilli flakes (particularly if made the day before using...)
mushrooms
fresh herbs
***I don't use bacon or ham as it makes it too salty for my liking but you can...

By now my pan is almost full to the brim!!!

now stir until boiling (i just use a standard silver dinner spoon for this)

(be sure to scrape across the bottom and sides of your pan to stop any burning or sticking.... this takes a while but it keeps the mince separated and browns it nicely...)

as soon as it comes to the boil:
reduce heat to medium for 10 minutes still stirring every 2-3 mins (if left without stirring, mince will sink and burn )

when sauce is simmering along nicely:
give it another good stir one last time and turn heat right down to almost as low as your stove allows and basically forget about it for roughly, wait for it.... 2 hours!!!
(Can be sped up, keeping it on medium, but stay close to it and stir more often!!!)

during this time:
remember to stir every 20-25 mins....
the sauce should simmer along very gently and the fluid will slowly reduce (removing between 1 & 2 inches of volume) eventually creating a nice thick sauce.

you decide when its at the right consistency for you....
(thicker for spag bog, a bit thinner for lasagne)

enjoy!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

1 large can of tomato puree, plus 1/2 a can of water
1 lb of lean ground beef
1 large onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 large bay leaf
1 palm-full of Italian Seasoning
1/2 cup of parmesan cheese
3 tbsp. of Olive Oil
1 tsp of salt
pepper to taste

Heat a large pot, and add the olive oil. Cook the onion until it starts becoming translucent. Add the garlic and ground beef. Cook until the beef is browned and the onions soft.
Add the tomato puree, water, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and Italian seasoning.
Let this simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes on a low flame.
Check for seasoning, adding more if necessary, and let simmer a few minutes more.
After turning off the stove, add the grated cheese, and stir in well.

You can substitute a jar of marinara sauce for the canned tomatoes, just cut it with a little water.

Answer 3

A good Bolognese recipe is as followed -
Peel and cut into small pieces one large onion
Put around 1 tablespoon of cooking oil into a frying pan and add the onion
Heat the frying pan
Add to the onion, one chopped chili, two cloves of garlic (crushed), 1tsp of dried basil, 1/2 tsp of dried oregano and two medium sized tomatoes (chopped)
Now add around 250 to 300gms of mince (beef, lamb or pork)
Stir the mince and everything else for around five minutes
Add one beef stock cube and 300 to 400mls of Passata.
Bring the frying pan up to a very high heat whilst stirring all the ingredients. When the sauce starts to boil, reduce the heat and allow to simmer for around 10 minutes

When cooking pasta, add a tablespoon of butter to the water. This will prevent the pasta sticking together in a mass of starch.

Answer 4

First, mash 4 tomatos or buy them canned.
Then, thinly slash a big onion into small pieces and fry in a big, deep pan, covered with veg oil.
Add minced meat and cook, stirring constantly till the meat changes colour.
At that point, add a cup of white wine and season with 1/3 teaspoon sugar, 1teaspoon salt and some garlic, chopped mint, or any other herbs you like. Add the mashed tomatos.
Cook till thick!
There you are!

Answer 5

take a tin of whoe tomatoes, salt pepper and a bunch of basil, put tomatoes on pan medium heat and use a spoon to break them up while heating, add salt, pepper and basil and simmer for a few mins then add to pasta, you can add meat if you like but i like this simple version and it takes only mins to prepare and cook