By David Hall
Bolognese Recipe (Constant WIP)
15 steps
Prep:40minCook:1h 20min
Bolognese, for people who like food.
Updated at: Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:12:24 GMT
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Ingredients
8 servings
500gMinced Beef
80/20 preferable
500gMinced Pork
80/20 preferable
200mlRed Wine
or Port
2carrots
large
2White Onions
or Red Onions
5 ClovesGarlic
The larger the better
2 TinsChopped Tomatoes
or Peeled Plum
500gCherry Tomatoes
1 PunnettChestnut Mushrooms
or other muchrooms
1 Tbsptomato puree
2beef stock cubes
1 Tbspcaster sugar
1 Tbspworcestershire sauce
1 ½ tspThyme
Few Sprigs
Fresh Basil, or 3tsp of dried
sea salt flakes
olive oil
2 TbspCorn Flour
water
Brandy
to deglaze
Instructions
Prep Stage
Step 1
Finely Slice the Garlic Cloves
Step 2
Fine dice the onions (whichever type you chose)
Step 3
Remove the mushrooms stems, and slice
Step 4
If you have peeled plum Tomatoes, take them out and cut them into 8ths (If chopped tomatoes, skip this)
Step 5
Peel, square off and fine dice the carrots.
Cooking Phase
Step 6
Add Olive Oil into a frying pan on a medium high heat. Add the onion, adding salt and the sugar. Once starting to cook, add in the garlic, turn down the heat and allow to cook, tossing occasionally. Once done, set aside
Step 7
Fresh oil, allow it to heat, medium head, add mushrooms into this pan, along with the thyme and fry until cooked to your satisfaction. Season to taste while cooking. Once cooked, set aside.
Step 8
Throw the cherry tomatoes into a pan with some red wine, steam it with the wine and allwo to reduce. Then flip to coat, and set aside, deglazing the pan afterwards.
Step 9
In a large pan, add some more olive oil over a medium high heat, and brown off the minced meat.
Step 10
Once meat is browned, add in the carrots and stir in
Step 11
After a couple of minutes, add in the tomatoes and tomato puree
Step 12
Add in the wine a few minutes afterwards, along with the mushroom mix and garlic/onion mix. Also, season it at this point.
Step 13
Allow to simmer for 5 minutes, then add in the Basil (roughly chopped), the Worcestershire sauce, and both stock cubes
Few Sprigs
Step 14
Put on the lid and allow to simmer. While this is happening, take the cornflour and mix it with water to make a thin paste.
Step 15
After 20 minutes of simmering, add in the cornflour mix and stir in, allowing the liquid to thicken into more of a sauce. Then leave to simmer for another 15 on very low heat.
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