Spaghetti Bolognese

Cooking time: 1hr

SERVES: 4 - 6

Ingredients

- 1 Onion.
- 1 Stick of Celery.
- 1 Carrot.
- 3 Cloves Of Garlic.
- 30g Olive Oil.
- 100g Pancetta.
- 500g Pork Mince.
- 500g Beef Mince.
- 30g Tomato Puree.
-350g Red Wine.
- 1 Jar of Passatta.
- 500g Beef Stock.
- 4 Stems of Basil.
- Pancetta rind.
- Parmesan cheese.
- 1 pack of Spaghetti.

Method

-Dice your onion, carrot, celery and garlic then sweat in olive oil with salt and pepper for 10 to 15 minutes. Add your pancetta and continue to cook down.
-in a separate pan brown off your pork and beef mince at a high temperature, seasoning with salt and pepper, for around 10 minutes.
-add your mince to the softened vegetables, squeeze in your tomato purée and cook out for 3 to 4 minutes. Then goes in your red wine and reduce by half.
-next add your passata and beef stock along with the pancetta rind a few stems of basil and a good hit of pepper.
-Cook this down at a low heat for a minimum of two hours, then boil your chosen amount of spaghetti in salted water for the time stated on the packet of the brand that you are using. Once cooked drain through a colander keeping the pasta water. Then in a separate pan add your Bolognese, spaghetti, a little pasta water, olive oil and combine over a medium heat tossing and stirring with the flair of your Italian ancestors.
-Serve with a good grating of Parmesan and a sprig of basil.