Who doesn’t love bolognese? For me, bolognese really brings back my childhood memories. Everytime my mom cooks me spaghetti bolognese, I feel like I wanna eat it for the whole day or even week. I remember the era when spaghetti and bolognese sauce were served separately so I had to pick cooked spaghetti, pour bolognese sauce and grate some processed cheddar cheese on top of it. Now I know maybe that era was really influenced by ads so my mom made this dish like that because actually that’s not how you serve pasta dishes traditionally. You could be scolded by Italian’s nanny if you separate pasta with the sauce (from what I read in Chef Marc Vetri Mastering Pasta recipe book). You have to incorporate the sauce with cooked pasta over a pan with medium to high heat with some of reserved pasta water and oil (butter or olive oil) to make it creamier and tastier, which is called emulsification (sounds fancy right?). But after all spaghetti bolognese is all about every reminiscent bite of happiness
Ingredients Serves 4-6
ground beef200 gr
white onion, minced½
small carrot, peeled and minced1
celery stalk, minced1
whole/crushed tomatoes1 can
tomato, rough diced1
beef stock300 ml
fresh milk100 ml
unsalted butter or margarine3-4 tbsp
extra virgin olive oil, or any neutral oil you have2-3 tbsp
dried instant spaghetti300 gr
salt and pepper, to taste
grated parmesan cheese, as much as you like
spring onion thinly slice, for garnish
Directions