2020-03-01 The Australian Womens Weekly Food

SPAGHETTIBOLOGNESE

PREP+ COOK TIME 1 HOUR 20 MINUTES

SERVES 4

1 tablespoonextravirginoliveoil

1 largebrownonion(200g), peeled

andchoppedfinely

2 clovesgarlic,crushed

600gmincedbeef

1 largecarrot(180g),peeledand

gratedcoarsely

2 tablespoonstomatopaste

1½cups(375ml)beefstock

800gcannedcrushedtomatoes

2 teaspoonsmixeddriedherbs

375gspaghetti

Parmesanandfreshbasil,toserve

1 Heattheoilina largesaucepanon

mediumheat.Sautetheonionandgarlic

untiltheonionissoft.

2 Addbeef;stiruntilbeefisbrown,

breakinguplumpswiththebackofthe

spoon.Addcarrotandtomatopaste;stir

for5 minutes.Addstock,tomatoesand

theherbs;turnuptheheatandbringto

boil.Reduceheattolowandsimmer,

covered,for 30 minutes;stirringthe

mixtureoccasionally.Simmeruncovered

foranother 30 minutesuntilslightlythick.

3 Meanwhile,about 10 minutesbeforethe

bolognesesaucewillbeready,bringa

largesaucepanofwatertotheboil.Add

thespaghettiandcookfollowingpacket

instructions.Drainandsetaside.

4 Usetongstodividespaghettiamong

fourservingbowls.Spoonthebolognese

sauceoverthespaghetti.Servetopped

with shaved parmesan and basil.

1

Sautethe onionuntilsoft,thenaddthe

mince.Cookingtheonionbeforeadding

themincegivestheoniona chanceto

carameliseinthepanandgivesyour

bolognesea lovelyrichflavour.Onceyou

addyourmince,ensuretheheatstayshigh

and constant, as you don’t want it to stew.

2

Addthecannedcrushedtomatoes,beef

stockandmixeddriedherbsintotheonion

andmincemixture.Mixeddriedherbswill

typicallybea combinationofdriedthyme,

rosemary,marjoram,basilandoregano.

Bringtoboilandreduceheattolowand

simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.

3

Cookyourspaghettiina largesaucepan

ofboilingsaltedwater.Whenaddingthe

spaghettitosaucepanofboilingwater,fan

it outwithyourhandtotryandkeepstrands

ofspaghettiseparatesotheywon’tstick

together.Stirspaghettiwithlong-handled

tongsa fewtimeswhileit’scooking, again to

keep the pasta from sticking.

4

Onceyourpastaiscookedaccordingto

thepacketinstructions, carefullypour

thespaghettiintoa colanderoverthesinkand

drainoffthewater.Don’trinsethepasta, as

thiswashesawaythestarchontheoutside,

whichiswhathelpsyourlovelysauceclingto

thespaghetti.Divideintoservingbowlsand

spoon the bolognese sauce over the top.

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Notes

Whenaddingthe

spaghettitosaucepan

ofboilingwater,fanit

outtostopthestrands

stickingtogether.Stir

witha pairoflong-

handledtongsa few

timeswhilecooking

• thiswillalsohelpto
  PHOTOGRAPHERstop it sticking.

DEAN

WILMOT

FOOD & STEP STYLIST

LOUISE BICKLE

PHOTOCHEFS

JANE COLLINGS, EMMA MCCASKILL

AWW FOOD•ISSUE FIFTY EIGHT 121

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