Recipe help :)

[Ceejay123]

I fancy a change tonight, I'll have about 30 minutes prep time and a couple of hours cooking time after taking my lo to the fair tonight.

I fancy spaghetti bolognese, which I usually also make a lasagna with however, I'm bored of the same old recipe, yummy as it is. I fancy a variation.

So what are your spaghetti bolognese recipes? I'm not a fan of bacon/celery in mine, though I've done it before. It's usually simple, lots of oregano, a little garlic, some thyme.. I've also been told to use an oxo cube before, but never done it. Any ideas?


Edit - I can't add red wine as my son will be eating it. X

 

[HelenJane]

When I make it, I use canned chopped tomatoes, a couple of cloves of garlic, some herbs, tomatoe puree and the best ingredient so far... Worcestershire sauce!

 

[huggybear]

I chop tiny carrots and celery with the onions in mine, I add the usual garlic, Italian seasoning, tomato purée a knorr beef stock cube and passata sauce rather than tinned tomatoes as I find this makes the sauce a tad sweeter, yummy.

 

[Ceejay123]

I've heard that Worcester sauce makes it taste Lovely, but I've never been a fan of the sauce I may have to try that on a small section of it to see what it's like x

 

[lindseymw]

Can of chopped tomatoes + a carton of Passata (either with garlic/onion/basil in it)
Garlic
Herbs (usually dried)
Onion Powder
Grated mushrooms and carrots
Worcestershire sauce (a must!)

I fry the mince, drain the fat then add a Oxo cube.

ETA: I sometimes add a dollop of brown sauce in too. Sounds odd but it is very nice!

In all honesty, I usually go through my cupboards and add random things in.

 

[Ceejay123]

I've never grated carrot in mine because I'm not a fan of veggies :$ but I've been thinking about it because of lo. Can you taste the carrot? X

 

[lindseymw]

I've never grated carrot in mine because I'm not a fan of veggies :$ but I've been thinking about it because of lo. Can you taste the carrot? X

Not really, that's why I grate them. The kids eat it all up. DH doesn't like mushrooms and so far hasn't complained. I do the same for shepherds pie. I would rather have chunky veg in mine.

 

[lindseymw]

Oh I sometimes put in Bernard Matthews Smoked Sausage (or Lidl's own) in it too (not particularly healthy but tastes nice )

 

[wishuwerehere]

I like to make a veggie version by replacing mince with red lentils then adding cubed carrots, celery, courgette etc. Could add mushrooms but i don't like them!

 

[x Michelle x]

Ooooh, I make a chorizio one and it's the scrummiest thing ever!

Chorizio Ragu

Ingredients:
250g mince
1 Chorizio sausage (200g i think!)
1 can chopped tomatoes
tomato puree
olive oil
1 onion (diced)
2 cloves garlic (chopped, squished etc)
glug of red wine
fresh flat leaf parsely
Dried or fresh Thyme - optional
Bay leaf - optional
pine nuts
real parmesan (for garnish)

Linguine

ok:
Mince your chorizio (bung in food processor, blender or chop really small by hand)
fry your chorizio until cooked (use a heavy pan, i use a Le Crueset)
Use a slatted spoon to remove chorizio from the pan, leaving the oil in the pan and put chorizio in a bowl.
Cook your diced onion and garlic in the pan with the chorizio oil, add a dash of olive oil
Once onion is soft, add your beef mince to the pan and cook
Once mince is cooked, add the cooked chorizio back in
Add: Tin of chopped tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of tomato puree, glug of red wine, some chopped parsley, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper to season
Cook on a low heat for 40ish minutes.

Once its cooked, serve over Linguine, with toasted pine nuts, fresh chopped parsely and parmesan

Enjoy

 

[x Michelle x]

Oh, I'm sure you can leave the red wine out, but I've always left it in and have fed this to my daughter from about 1 year old... I'm sure it either cooks out, or knocks her out lol!

 

[XcupcakeX]

The alcohol will evaporate so that wouldn't be a problem

I always use an oxo cube, adds to the meatiness!

 

[MiniKiwi]

Alcohol doesn't actually cook off very easily, here's a chart