Bolognese Sauces

[vegnut]

Hi all.
Ok, i have loads of tomatoes left , and would like your input on how to make a Bolognese Sauce. There are loads of recipes out there, and they all vary greatly . But i would trust the grapes tried and tested recipes over many of these. I seriously need some input here
Many thanks in advance

[tootles]

I am not very good at quantities - but here goes!

1 big onion - chopped finely
big handful (100g?) chopped smoked bacon
big handful chopped mushrooms
large clove of garlic crushed

fry in olive oil together until onion is clear and it all smells fab (low heat 10mins or so)

pack (400g?) of mince

add to mixture and fry off until meat is browned (slightly hotter heat)

lots of toms (tins are 400g so about that I suppose)

peel toms - put into a large bowl and cover with boiling water, leave for a few mins and then remove with a spoon (one at a time) and put into very cold water, pierce with a sharp knife and the whole skin will slide off (easy peasy). Chop and add to mince mix.
then add;

1tbsp pesto
1 large squirt of tom puree (1 tbsp?)
squirt of lemon juice (1 tbsp?)
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tbsp (?) oregano
1 glass red wine.

stir and leave to simmer (covered) for 1 hour or so, then uncover and let some of the liquid evaporate off (1/2 hour?) and top up with more wine. leave to bubble gently for a bit longer (1/2 hour?) and then scoff. It takes a long time but is definately worth it.

yummy yummy in my tummy.

[PAULW]

Deep oven tray into which you put a couple of onions peeled and quartered a whole bulb of garlic ( I crack and peel the paper off ) as many tomatoes as you can get on the tray with or without seeds as suits you, a drizzle of olive oil and a splash of balsalmic vinegar salt to taste, put in the oven at 200 till cooked about half an hour allow to cool then put in the blitzer, measure out portions in to freezer bags and freeze, you can add things like chilli, basil or anything else so you can have differant sauces

[vegnut]

Thanks tootles, i'll look forward to trying your recipe, it sounds yummy.
Yours also sounds like it could be very tasty to PAULW. I fancy something with Balsamic in it. You stated a whole bulb of garlic, is that a whole head or a whole clove. Many thanks guy's

[bubblewrap]

I sometimes add a little Florence fennel to my Bolognese sauce

[PAULW]

VEGNUT
Yes a whole bulb which was about 10 cloves

[lainey lou]

Add lots of Basil, yum!

[Alison]

I can never be bothered to skin my tomatoes (well almost never) as the skins don't bother me (and I'm lazy). Made a load of pasta sauce yesterday with mine but pureed that so you can't see the skins anyway.

[DeanRIowa]

Here is a link to a recipe I follow pretty close. I make some small adjustments and add a few extra vegetables.

Enjoy!
Dean