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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal718
  • fat26g
  • saturates10g
  • carbs81g
  • sugars10g
  • fibre6g
  • protein38g
  • salt1.5g
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a large casserole and cook the onion and pepper for 3-4 mins until beginning to soften. Stir in the garlic, cook for 1 min, then add the mince and cook until browned.

  • step 2

    Stir in the tomato purée, balsamic vinegar, chopped tomatoes and stock cube. Bring to the boil, turn down to a simmer, put on the lid and cook, stirring every so often, for 20 mins.

  • step 3

    Remove half the Bolognese, leave to cool, then put in a lidded container and keep in the fridge for tomorrow. Add the chopped salami to the pan and continue to cook. Meanwhile, bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the pasta following pack instructions. Season the Bolognese mixture, serve with the spaghetti and scatter over the basil and Parmesan.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2014

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A star rating of 4.8 out of 5.15 ratings

Barry Donoghue

Made this with a couple of adjustments. I see a couple of folk have commented saying they only used 500g mince. I done the same, and instead of the 75g of Salami, I used 200g. I also added a pinch of sugar at the end just to prevent any bitterness in the tomatoes. Only other thing I done was…

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Followed the instructions to the letter however it ended up watery, any tips on how to thicken it up?

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. If the sauce is still watery at the end of cooking then remove the lid from the pan and cook over a low-medium heat (so it's gently bubbling) for a further 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the excess water has evaporated and the sauce is thick and rich. We…

Colette Buckley

Absolutely delicious, I only used 500g of minced steak but did put 150g of salami in, extra garlic of course in my house, really enjoyed it

beth.woodlandtBzx7YMk

There's no instruction for when you put the mince in the pan?

Colette Buckley

It’s in step 1

ldupuy

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

The best bolognese in the world (to my other half)! And very convenient to use the rest in the beef tacos the next day. You however need to reduced the amount of meat to 500g if you want it to be a real ragu, indeed.

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