Spaghetti Bolognese

Spaghetti Bolognese

Spaghetti Bolognese (8 Servings)

• 2 lbs. Angus ground chuck
• 1 ½ lbs. spaghetti
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• ½ cup water
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• ¾ cup red wine
• 3 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 28oz. cans of crushed tomatoes
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 tbsp. dried Italian mixed herbs
• Sea salt, to taste
• Fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• Parmesan cheese, to taste

Directions

• In a large pan, heat the olive oil.
• Add the chopped onion and cook over medium heat and cook until they are softened and lightly golden; about 5 minutes.
• Turn the heat up to high and add the ground chuck using a wooden spoon to break the beef down as it browns.
• Crumble the beef bouillon cubes overtop the ground chuck and stir well to coat the meat.
• Add the minced garlic and stir until it is well combined.
• Then add the red wine and let it cook for 3 minutes.
• Add in the crushed tomatoes, sugar, Worcestershire Sauce, oregano, Italian mixed herbs and ½ cup of water.
• Stir all the ingredients until well combined and bring the mixture to a simmer.
• Put the lid on the pan and cook over low heat for 1 ½ hours; stirring occasionally.
• Increase the heat to medium and continue cooking without the lid for another 20 minutes.

In the meantime…

• Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
• Once the water begins to boil, add the spaghetti and cook it following the packaging instructions.
• Reserve a cup of the cooking water and then drain the spaghetti.
• Place the spaghetti back into the pot and add the reserved water.
• After the 20 minutes or so, try the pan of Bolognese sauce and add extra salt and pepper as needed.
• Take the pan out of the heat and set aside.
• Over high heat, add about half of the Bolognese sauce to the pot of pasta.
• Stir well until the Bolognese sauce thickens around the pasta; about 5 minutes.
• Let the Spaghetti Bolognese cool of before plating.
• Serve the Spaghetti Bolognese with the extra Bolognese sauce spooned on top.
• Garnish with parmesan if desired.

Buon Appetito!