Delicious sloow cooked beef bolognese sauce with slow roasted garlic and tomato
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
To Roast
2-3 whole tomatoes
3-4 large garlic cloves
For the Sauce
1 celery stick, diced finely
1 carrot, diced finely
1 onion, diced finely
250g beef mince
¼ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp allspice powder
1 tsp tomato puree
½ cup marsala
1+1/2 tsp sweet paprika
¼ tsp chilli flakes
The pureed roasted garlic, roughly mashed together
The pureed roasted tomatoes
½ cup tomato passata
½ cup chicken stock
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp brown sugar
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 bayleafs
2 tbsp grated parmesan
Handful of fresh basil
Instructions
Roast the tomato and garlic
Quarter the tomatoes and add to a roasting tin with the garlic cloves (whole, unpeeled).
Sprinkle the tomatoes with rock salt (or normal salt) and a crack of black pepper
Drizzle with olive oil and roast at 180 degrees C for about 30 minutes
(check that the garlic does not get over roasted-it might need removing before the tomatoes).
Once cooked, squeeze the garlic and mash together the roasted centre
Once tomatoes are cooled blitz in a blender to make a tomato sauce
Make the Bolognese Sauce
Saute together the onions, celery and carrots for about 5 minutes
Add the mince, black pepper & allspice and fry on a high heat for about 5 minutes (until the mince starts to brown). Use a wooden spoon to push and separate the beef.
Add the roasted garlic and 1 tsp tomato puree and fry for 1 minute
Add the paprika and chilli flakes and continue to fry for 1 minute more
Add the Marsala and scrape the saucepan while deglazing
Allow the marsala to cook out for 1 minute on a high heat before adding the remainder of the ingredients (pureed roasted tomatoes, passata, stock, oregano, sugar, wocestershire sauce, bay leafs - Save the basil for the end).
Mix well, turn down the heat and allow to simmer gently for a couple of hours.
Taste after 20 minutes and add more salt or sugar to balance
Finally when the sauce is ready stir in some grated parmesan and the fresh basil.
Serve with pasta and a final sprinkle of grated parmesan
Recipe by MongolianKitchen.com at https://mongoliankitchen.com/beef-bolognese/