Jamie's Bolognese Sauce

Method

• step 1

  Place a large pan on a medium heat. Add 2 lungs of olive oil, sliced bacon and oregano and cook, stir until the bacon is golden.

• step 2

  Add the veg to the pan and stir every 30 seconds for around 7 minutes or until softened and lightly coloured

• step 3

  Stir in the minced meat breaking it up with your spoon and brown. Add the passata and half the empty jar with water to the pan. Stir in a good pinch of salt and pepper.

• step 4

  Pick the basil leaves and put back in the fridge, for later. Finely chop the basil stalks and stir into the pan.

• step 5

  Bring to the boil. Turn the heat down and simmer with a lid slightly askew for 1 hour, stirring every now and again.

• step 6

  Take the lid off and cook for another 30 minutes stirring occasionally. If sauce becomes dry add a splash of water.

• step 7

  Remove the pan from the heat stir through the parmesan, tear and stir in the larger basil leaves.

• step 8

  Serve with the smaller basil leaves sprinkled over.