Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Oops... Day One. Spaghetti Bolognese

So here are the ingredients for my Bolognese sauce.

Red lentils
A can of mixed bean salad
A can of peeled tomatoes
Tesco Frozen Mince
Tomato Puree
Red chillis
Sage
Mixed Herbs
Paprika
Chilli Powder
Salt and pepper
Firstly, I Browned the mince and then added one white onion. Is it white or brown? I never know. I never add any oil when frying mince as It has enough of its own.

I then added a squirt of tomato purée and my herbs and spices.

I then added a tin of peeled tomatoes. Normally I buy chopped, not sure why I had peeled, but they broke down really easy with the wooden spoon.


Then roughly a hand of red lentils. I made the mistake of adding too much before and it turns the sauce quite mushy.

Then a tin of mixed bean salad.

Then roughly half a pint of beef stock.


A quick stir and then some chopped sage and its done. I turned the heat off and put the lid on and will heat up for around 15 mins later before I am ready to serve.

It might not be technically right, but it smells and tastes yummy! I will serve with spaghetti pasta and garlic bread. Mmmmm I can't wait :)

3 comments:

notesfromthefrugaltrenches said...

oooh looks ever so yummy! I really fancy a good spag bol tonight. Do you do home delivery to Devon? ;)

notesfromthefrugaltrenches said...

I am still swooning over this, 1 day later!

Paige said...

aww bless you! It was rather tasty ;) Everytime I cook this it changes each time! Isn't that the joy of cooking though. Trying new things and it getting better each time! It's all about variety ;)