making bolognaise sauce from scratch

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hi i have got the recipe for bolognese sauce from this forum but need to know relative quantities.
it is the one with the herbs de provance etc.
if i use one 400g tin of tomatoes,how much of everything else do i need????
help appreciated please !!!!

squeaky

Hiya

A bit variable to suit personal tastes I think, and your earlier thread has several recipes that you can choose from and adapt, so I've merged your second question with it. Since posts are listed in date order you'll need to read from the beginning again.

Good luck

Wardy

Can someone point me in the direction of a Spaghetti Bolognese recipe?

I've looked on the recipe index but can't see it.

Thx

black-saturn

Well I use the slow cooker. Put mince, chopped tomatos (tinned or fresh), chopped onion, chopped herbs (dried or fresh) in the slow cooker for about 3 hours and it's done. You can also do the same in a saucepan on a low light.

rchddap1

Use a pan for the same essential recipe as black-saturn. Will also chop up some carrots really small and add those in as well. No-one knows any different.

tiff

I also put in garlic, mushrooms and tomato puree.

janeawej

A dash of worcester sauce or a bit of wine gives it some good flavour too

stressedoutmumof1

I've used this recipe here - it's Queenie's and it's the 2nd post down. I can vouch for it being absolutely delicious

Peem

One thing I've found really good as a tip (from an italian no less - can spagbol be classed as italian?) is to put about 100ml of milk (for 500g of meat) in just after browning the mince. It stops the acid from the tomatoes attacking the mince apparently - and it really makes a difference. The mince doesn't go 'corky'

Also a glass of white wine after the milk is good -means you can finish the rest of the bottle.

gingin_2

I do:

1 onion - fry in the pan
3 rashers streaky bacon chopped - fry with onion
2 cloves garlic - fry with onion after 5 minutes
Add 500g beef mince
Add good squirt tomato puree, stir around for a minute
Add good glug of red wine
Add 1 tin tomatoes
Add a tsp dried oregano and let the mixture bubble away for 1/2 hour.

My mum passed this recipe on to me and it never fails!