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Beef Bolognese
A rich, slow-simmered bolognese sauce with beef mince, tomatoes, and herbs — simple, crowd-pleasing, and even better on day two.
Prep
10 min
Cook
1 hr
Serves
4
Ingredients
- 600 g beef mince✓ GST-Free
- 1 finely diced brown onion✓ GST-Free
- 4 cloves, minced garlic✓ GST-Free
- 1 grated carrot✓ GST-Free
- 800 g tinned crushed tomatoes✓ GST-Free
- 2 tbsp tomato paste✓ GST-Free
- 2 tbsp olive oil✓ GST-Free
- 1 tsp dried oregano✓ GST-Free
- 2 bay leaves✓ GST-Free
- 400 g (spaghetti or pappardelle) pasta✓ GST-Free
- to taste salt and pepper✓ GST-Free
Method
- 1
Heat olive oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Brown mince over high heat, breaking up lumps. Set aside.
- 2
In the same pan, sauté onion, garlic, and carrot over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- 3
Return mince. Add tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, oregano, and bay leaves.
- 4
Reduce heat to low, cover partially, and simmer for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season well.
- 5
Cook pasta in well-salted boiling water. Toss with sauce and serve.
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