Pasta bolognese is a sure dinner winner at our house, and the kids love this dish. NB: If you are going to make the weekly menu of which this dish is a part, you must use the meat sauce for two other dishes. If not, you can store it in the fridge for 3-4 days and use it for other dishes, or freeze i…
Mince the garlic and onion, and dice the carrot into small pieces.
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Use a saucepan with a thick bottom. Fry to soften the garlic and onion in a little olive oil.
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Add the diced carrot and fry for about a minute more.
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Add minced meat and fry until done.
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Add red wine and bring to a boil. You can replace red wine with dry white wine, beer or cider actually, depending on what flavor you want. You can also skip this step.
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Add chopped tomatoes and spices of your choice. Season with salt and pepper. Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
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Prepare the pasta as directed on the package.
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When the pasta is soon to be done, add grated parmesan and fresh basil to the meat sauce. Stir and bring to a boil.
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If you follow the weekly menu this dish is part of, you must divide the meat sauce into 3 parts. One part is for now, and let the other two part cool completely before placing them in the fridge.
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Mix together pasta and meat sauce, top with a little more parmesan and fresh basil before serving.
