Spaghetti Bolognese

Spaghetti Bolognese is a classic recipe, and pretty easy to make, as well. I know, shocking. A recipe made in almost every household is easy to make? What is this madness you are spewing?
While the recipe may seem kinda hard judging by the sheer volume of instructions here, when you really get down to it, the recipe is just a lot of simple steps.
Aside from this, it's a good idea to chuck this in a slow cooker for a few hours when you finish the recipe, instead of serving immediately.

Ingredients

3 red onion

2 cloves of garlic

3 carrots

Olive oil

500 g lean beef mince

400 g tin chopped tomatoes

1 tablespoon tomato puree

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 beef stock cube

3 bay leaves

500 g dried spaghetti

40 g Parmesan cheese (optional)

Method

Peel and finely chop onions, garlic and carrots

Put large saucepan on medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil

Add garlic, onions and carrots and leave lid ajar for 10 to 15 mins or until softened and just turning golden, stirring occasionally

Stir in mince, turn up heat to high and cook for 5 to 10 mins, or until browned all over, stirring and breaking it up with a spoon as you go

Add tomatoes, tomato puree, vinegar and bay leaves

Fill and boil kettle

Crumble in stock cube and pour in 400 ml boiling water

Stir well, turn the heat up to high and bring to boil

Season with pepper, reduce to low heat, then cover and simmer for around 1 hour, stirring occasionally

Remove lid and continue cooking for 15 to 20 mins, or until thickened and reduced

Refill and boil kettle

Fill large pot three quarters of way up with boiling water, add a tiny pinch of salt and bring to the boil

Add spaghetti and cook according to packet instructions

Finely grate Parmesan cheese onto a clean chopping board

Place half sauce into a container, leave to cool then freeze

Once spaghetti done, ladle out and reserve a cup of cooking water and keep to one side, then drain in colander over the sink

Pick out bay leaves

Stir the spaghetti into the remaining sauce, adding pasta water to loosen if needed

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