Ben’s Bolognese

Bolognese recipe 

For 4 people w lots of left over sauce to freeze / eat next day 

Ingredient list:

Olive oil 

2 shallot

5 garlic clove 

1 leek

1 small fennel tops included 

Small handful picked and finely chopped thyme 

1kg beef mince (or 500g beef and 500 pork mince) 

1/4 bottle red wine ❤️

3 small tin mutti polpa 

1 table spoon tomato paste 

Large handful picked and chopped oregano 

Large handful picked and torn basil 

Large handful picked and chopped parsley 

Fish sauce 

Soy sauce 

Brown sugar 

Balsamic vinegar 

500g pasta of choice

Making:

Finely dice shallot, garlic and fennel. 

Half and finely slice leek 

In a large pot warm olive oil and sweat leek, shallot and fennel until translucent, without colour. Season each step gently with salt and pepper, taste as you go 

Add garlic, continue cooking 

Add mince and break up with a whisk so it’s all nice and broken up, cook until cooked through and nicely coloured 

Add tomato paste, cook out 1 minute 

Add wine and reduce completely 

Add tomatoes, on a low heat cook for at least an hour , stirring and making sure the bottom doesn’t catch 

Once nicely reduced season with brown sugar, balsamic fish sauce and soy (go easy and taste as you go, drops at a time) 

Cook your pasta, add all your herbs to the sauce 

Serve with parm