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Pasta bolognese

Pasta Bolognese

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef chuck
  • 1 16oz container of crushed tomato sauce
  • 2 small red onions diced
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 large carrot finely chopped
  • 5 large white mushrooms sliced
  • 2 cups red wine
  • 5 sprigs thyme
  • 5 sweet basil leaves
  • ½ nutmeg grated
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • Olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Crushed red pepper flakes
  • Black pepper
  • Pasta of your choice, I used spaghetti if you like to make your own pasta, you can find instructions on how to here

Method
 

  1. In a pot, add a teaspoon of olive oil and sauté the onions. Add a pinch of salt. Cook them until translucent over a medium heat
  2. Add the ground beef and a few generous sprinklings of salt and pepper, and a pinch of the crushed red pepper flakes. Add the garlic to sauté with the meat. Increase the heat to high to brown the meat and get rid of any water and oil
  3. When the liquids have reduced and the meat has browned, add the wine, mushrooms, thyme
  4. Simmer over a medium-high heat until the wine almost completely reduces. Add the tomato sauce. Add the basil leaves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and sugar and stir.
  5. Bring to a simmer over a low heat and let reduce until sauce thickens. Add more salt or any of the other spices as needed or to preferred taste. While sauce is reducing, cook the pasta. Drain the pasta once cooked
  6. Transfer the pasta into a large serving plate or small dining plate and top with the Bolognese. Top with some grated Pecorino Romano or a cheese of your choice