Quick Beef Bolognese
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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/
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- Total Time
- 50mins
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- Serves
- 4
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- Calories
- 471
Rich, meaty bolognese without the need to simmer for hours on end. Serve stirred through spaghetti with plenty of parmesan.
recipe updated Oct 22, 2020
Ingredients
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- Carrot
- 1
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- Onion
- 1
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- Celery stalk
- 1
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- Portobello mushroom
- 1
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- Water
- 300 ml
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- Lemon
- ½
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- Olive oil
- 1 tablespoon
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- Garlic clove
- 2
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- Ground beef
- 350 g
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- Water
- 300 ml
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- Salt
- as needed
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- Spaghetti
- 400 g
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- Tomato sauce
- 300 g
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- Dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon
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- Salt & pepper
- as needed
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- Parmesan cheese
- 4 teaspoons
Tools
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Large saucepan
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Large serving bowl
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Step preview
- Add olive oil to a clean large saucepan
- Heat - medium heat
- Add carrot, onion, celery stalk and portobello mushroom to the large saucepan
- Cook while stirring occasionally - 3 min, medium heat
- Add garlic clove to the sauce
- Cook until softened - 3 min, medium heat
- Add ground beef to the sauce
- Heat - high heat
- Cook until browned - 3 min, high heat
- Add water and salt to a clean large saucepan
- Boil
- Add spaghetti to the pasta
- Cook until al dente
- Add tomato sauce, water, lemon and dried oregano to the sauce
- Season with salt & pepper
- Reduce heat
- Cook gently until thickened - 10 min, low heat
- Drain pasta
- Transfer pasta to large serving bowl
- Spoon sauce into large serving bowl
- Grate parmesan cheese into the large serving bowl to taste
- Serve immediately