Kevin's Spagetti Bolognaise
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb beef mince
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 pinch dried chili pepper flakes
- 1 handfull fresh basil leaf, torn or chopped (i usually use a bit more)
- 1 onion (small, medium)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (for frying)
- 11 ounces chopped tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato puree
- 1⁄2 cup red wine
- 1⁄2 cup beef or 1/2 cup chicken stock
- salt & pepper
- spaghetti
- parmesan cheese (to serve)
directions
- Fry the onion (and sometimes some brocolli), then the beef all in a saucepan. Lower the heat and add flour and chilli flakes - stir to combine.
- Add tomatoes and some stock, then take off heat and add tomato puree, red wine, salt and pepper - bring to the boil.
- (At this stage I sometimes add a thumb size chunk of parmesan if ive got some left over from the carbonara the night before!).
- Simmer and continue to add red wine and stock as sauce thickens.
- Add basil.
- Cook spagetti (sometimes with a pinch of dried basil) and serve sprinkled with fresh parmesan and freshly ground black pepper -- pour the remaining wine into the glasses -- yum yum.
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