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Essential Bolognese Sauce

Name: Essential Bolognese Sauce
Cook time: 900 s
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 onion - peeled and quartered; 1 carrot - peeled and cut into 5cm pieces; 1 celery stick - trimmed and cut into 5cm pieces; 2 cloves garlic - peeled; 450 g chuck or rump steak - cut into 2.5cm pieces; 2 tbsp olive oil; 95 g tomato puree concentrate; 2 x 400 g cans chopped tomatoes; 2 tsp granulated sugar; 2 tsp Coarse salt; Freshly ground black pepper - to season; 6 basil leaves

Mince your own beef in about the time it would take to open a packet…really. Use chuck, sirloin or any leftover steak you have in the fridge. Effortlessly chop the vegetables, then your homemade bolognese is just a simmer away. Simple and easy. Be sure to make a double batch and freeze half for later.

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1 hr total time

15 mins active time

Easy

Serves 4

Ingredients

Measurements:

1 onion
peeled and quartered
1 carrot
peeled and cut into 5cm pieces
1 celery stick
trimmed and cut into 5cm pieces
2 cloves garlic
peeled
450 g chuck or rump steak
cut into 2.5cm pieces
2 tbsp olive oil
95 g tomato puree concentrate
2 x 400 g cans chopped tomatoes
2 tsp granulated sugar
2 tsp Coarse salt
Freshly ground black pepper
to season
6 basil leaves

Instructions

1
Assemble the processor with the grey spindle and green S-blade in the bowl. Add the vegetables and garlic and process until finely chopped. Remove and set aside.
2
Place the beef in the processor bowl and process until minced to your liking scraping down the bowl occasionally. Remove and set aside.
3
Place a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the oil, when hot, add the vegetables and cook, stirring occasionally for 4 minutes, or until translucent and slightly softened. Increase the heat to high, add the beef and cook until browned. Add the tomato concentrate and cook for 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the sugar and salt and stir. Add freshly ground black pepper and basil. Taste and adjust the seasoning, if necessary.
4
While spaghetti and lasagne are the first cabs off the rank for this delish sauce, it has a whole host of other uses. Sloppy Joes, quesadillas, nachos and baked potatoes love it, while if you mix with a little rice, it makes a sensational stuffing for peppers, squash and courgette.