Slow Cooker Gourmet Bolognese
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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/
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- Total Time
- 10hrs 20mins
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- Serves
- 4
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- Calories
- 750
Chicken livers add depth to this rich, slow-cooked bolognese recipe, so don't leave them out.
recipe updated 18 Feb 2022
Ingredients
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- Onion
- 1
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- Chicken liver
- 215 g
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- Garlic clove
- 2
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- Pancetta
- 55 g
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- Button mushroom
- 175 g
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- Parmesan cheese
- as needed
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- Olive oil
- 1 tablespoon
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- Minced beef
- 455 g
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- Plain flour
- 1 tablespoon
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- Red wine
- 160 ml
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- Beef stock
- 160 ml
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- Tinned chopped tomatoes
- 370 g
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- Tomato purée
- 2 tablespoons
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- Bouquet garni
- 1
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- Tagliatelle
- 285 g
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- Salt
- as needed
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- Water
- as needed
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- Fresh basil leaves
- as needed
Tools
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Stove
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Slow cooker
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Medium cast iron skillet
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Slow cooker bowl
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Saucepan
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Large serving bowl
Step preview
- Get a clean slow cooker bowl
- Boil in slow cooker if necessary
- Add olive oil to a clean medium cast iron skillet
- Heat - medium heat
- Add minced beef and onion to the medium cast iron skillet
- Fry until lightly browned - medium heat
- Add chicken liver , garlic clove, pancetta and button mushroom to the medium cast iron skillet
- Cook until browned - 3 min, medium heat
- Stir plain flour into the medium cast iron skillet
- Mix red wine, beef stock, tinned chopped tomatoes, tomato purée and bouquet garni into the medium cast iron skillet
- Boil while stirring occasionally - medium heat
- Spoon content of medium cast iron skillet into slow cooker bowl and cover
- Cook in slow cooker - 10 hr, low heat
- Add tagliatelle to a clean saucepan
- Add salt and water to the pasta
- Boil - high heat
- Cook until tender - 8 min, high heat
- Drain
- Stir
- Get a clean large serving bowl
- Garnish with fresh basil leaves
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese
- Spoon pasta into large serving bowl