Spaghetti Bolognese

Serves: 2

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time:

• Bolognese – Minimum 1 Hour

• Spaghetti – 9–11 Minutes

Ingredients

For the Bolognese:

• 1 Medium–Large Onion, finely chopped

• 1 Carrot, finely chopped

• 1 Stick Celery, finely chopped

• 2 Mushrooms, roughly chopped

• 250g Minced Beef or Steak

• 1 Tin Chopped Tomatoes

• 300ml Red Wine

• 1 Tbsp Tomato Purée

• 1 Beef Stock Cube

• 3–4 Rashers Streaky Bacon

• 1 Tbsp Dried Oregano

• 1 Sprig Fresh Rosemary (or 1 Tsp Dried Rosemary)

• 1 Red Chilli, chopped

• 2 Cloves Garlic, chopped

• 2 Bay Leaves

• 2 Tsps Olive Oil (or other oil of choice)

• 6–7 Basil Leaves (chopped) or Flat-Leaf Parsley

• Salt and Pepper, to taste

• 20g Parmesan Cheese, plus an extra 10g for garnish

For the Spaghetti:

• 150g Spaghetti