Family Favorite: Classic Spaghetti Bolognese

The most delicious, ordinary food for dinner for the whole family! Spaghetti Bolognese with minced meat and tomato paste turns out incredibly tasty and satisfying. This is a great option for a good family lunch or dinner. It’s simple and moderately quick to prepare; the ingredients can be replaced to suit your taste.
cook time: 1h
Chloe Benton
Family Favorite: Classic Spaghetti Bolognese

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

230
Calories
14g
Fat
21g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (3 portions)

Basic:

Onion 1 pc
Salt to taste
Water 1 cup
Pepper to taste
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Carrot 1 pc
Vegetable oil 3 tbsp
Minced meat 300 g
Pasta 300 g
Celery stalk 1 pc
Italian herbs to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make spaghetti Bolognese with minced meat and tomato paste? Prepare your food. You can use any pasta you like. I took spaghetti. Choose pasta made from durum wheat — it is both tastier and healthier. Minced meat can be any kind — beef, pork, poultry, or mixed. I have minced beef and pork. If you donʼt have celery, you can do without it. You don’t even need to put carrots in a simplified recipe. But, of course, it tastes better with vegetables.

Step 2

Step 2
Peel the onion and cut into small cubes.

Step 3

Step 3
First wash the carrots under running water with a brush. Then clean. Cut the carrots into small cubes. You can grate it on a coarse grater. But I like it better when all the vegetables are cut equally.

Step 4

Step 4
Cut the celery stalk into the same cubes as the rest of the vegetables.

Step 5

Step 5
Heat a deep frying pan over medium heat. Pour vegetable oil onto it. Lay out the vegetables. Fry them over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally with a spatula.

Step 6

Step 6
Add minced meat to vegetables. Using a spatula, stir it first and then knead it thoroughly to break up all the lumps. The smaller the meat in the sauce, the tastier it is. Fry the minced meat with vegetables for about 10 minutes.

Step 7

Step 7
Add tomato paste to the meat. Add seasoning, salt and pepper. Pour water.

Step 8

Step 8
Mix all the ingredients of the sauce thoroughly so that the paste is evenly distributed throughout it.

Step 9

Step 9
Cover the pan with a lid and leave the sauce to simmer over low heat for 40 minutes. Check to see if the water has evaporated. If it becomes small, add more. The sauce should be quite liquid.

Step 10

Step 10
When the sauce is almost ready, boil the pasta. Place a large pot of water on the fire. There should be a lot of water — a liter for every 100 grams of pasta. Bring water to a boil, add salt. Place the pasta into the water and stir immediately with a spoon so that it does not stick to the bottom. Cook pasta according to package instructions. Taste it a minute before itʼs ready. The pasta should remain slightly undercooked, just a little. This pasta is much tastier than boiled pasta.

Step 11

Step 11
Drain the pasta in a colander. Bolognese sauce is not usually mixed into the pasta in the pan, as is done with other types of sauces. First the pasta is laid out and the sauce is placed on top. When serving, you can sprinkle the pasta with grated cheese and garnish with basil leaves.

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