Spaghetti Bolognese

This is the cheater’s way of making Spaghetti Bolognese. I know pro cooks out there will probably laugh at my short cut way of using ready made tomato paste, but it really does save me a lot of time ;)

This meal cost like S$8 for two persons and takes less than 30 minutes to cook & prepare. So easy and economical, heh :D

Ingredients
(Serves 3)

240g spaghetti
200g minced beef & 50g minced pork (or use 250g minced beef)
50ml vegetable stock (note: if not using red wine, use 100ml of stock)
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tbsp chopped onions and garlic
10 tbsp pasta tomato paste (or tomato sauce like prego’s)
1 tbsp chopped parsley/basil
1-2 stalk celery, cut to small slices (optional)
1 small tomato, diced (optional)
1/4 cup red wine/red cooking wine (optional)

Directions
1. Bring a pot of water containing salt and oil to a boil. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the package, drain and set aside.
2. In a saucepan, heat oil and saute garlic & parsley/basil.
3. When fragrant, add pork and fry for 2 minutes, gently breaking the minced meat to bits using a wooden turner.
4. Add the minced beef and fry evenly till the meat is cooked. If using celery, add them when the beef is cooked half way.
5. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, followed by the red wine & vegetable stock. Stir evenly. Simmer for about 10 minutes without covering until the meat sauce has evaporated to the right consistency.
6. Serve the cooked spaghetti on a plate and pour the meat sauce over.

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This dish is submitted to Presto Pasta Nights, a food blog event by Ruth.

Thanks to We Are Never Full for the reminder on adding red wine ;)

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Tagged as: beef, Pasta, pork, wine