Spag to Bol You Over...

Spaghetti Bolognaise holds a very special place in my heart/stomach. Not only is it the ultimate comfort food, but it was the first thing that I ever learnt to cook. I have been tweaking my recipe for almost 5 years now and feel I can no longer keep it's deliciousness to myself....

Here's what you'll need (serves 6):

• 500g pork mince
• 500g beef mince
• 100g pancetta, roughly chopped
• 2 carrots, grated
• 2 zucchini, grated
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 200g mushrooms, sliced
• 2 small red chillies, finely chopped
• 1 cup red wine
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 tbs brown sugar
• 2 x 400g cans diced tomatoes
• 415g tomato paste
• 1 cup of basil, roughly chopped

In a large saucepan fry the onion, chilli and mushrooms until softened. Add the garlic, carrot,zucchini, mince and pancetta and cook stirring for 1 minute. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, stock, brown sugar and red wine. Season with salt and pepper and simmer over low heat for one hour or until sauce has thickened (really, the longer you have to simmer this puppy the better. Sometimes I cook it all day in the slow cooker and it turns out AMAZING). Stir through chopped basil. Serve with spaghetti (or pasta of your choice) and a liberal sprinkling of grated parmesan.



Apologies for how messy this plate looks. I was so hungry by the time I had finished cooking, and it smelled so damn good that I was in no mental state to take a good picture...