Marion's Spaghetti Bolognese | Marion's Kitchen
Marion's Spaghetti Bolognese | Marion's Kitchen
Ingredients
Sauce
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 800g (1.7 lb) beef mince
- 500g (1.1 lb) pork mince
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely diced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 x 400g (14 oz) cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup beef or chicken stock
- 3 whole star anise
- 2 bay leaves
- 3 sprigs of thyme
- 2 sprigs of rosmary
- 2 dried red chillies
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- ½ cup cream
- finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- ½ tsp ground white pepper
- sea salt
Pasta
- 600g (1.3 lb) dried spaghetti
- 4 tbsp finely grated parmesan cheese
Garnish
- fresh basil leaves (optional)
- extra virgin olive oil
- extra parmesan cheese
Instructions
- 1
Heat the two tablespoons of olive oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add the beef and spread it out in the pan. Season with a sprinkle of salt and allow to sear for 3-4 minutes or until you get a nice deep colour on the bottom of the mince. Then break the mince up with your spatula.
- 2
Add the pork mince and cook for another couple of minutes or until almost cooked through.
- 3
Add the onion, garlic and carrot. Mix through and cook for 2-3 minutes to allow the onion to soften.
- 4
Stir through the tomato paste until well combined. Then pour in the crushed tomatoes and the stock. Add the star anise, bay leaves, chillies, thyme, rosemary, soy sauce and sugar.
- 5
Turn the heat to medium-low, cover with a lid and simmer for 30 minutes, being sure to check that the mixture doesn't become too dry…if it does just stir through a little water).
30 min - 6
Remove the lid and stir through the cream and lemon zest. Simmer for another 5 minutes.
5 min - 7
Use tongs to remove the star anise, bay leaves and chillies. Stir through the white pepper and season with salt to taste. Remove from heat.
- 8
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until al dente.
- 9
To serve, add the spaghetti straight from the boiling water into the bolognese sauce (do this in a separate clean pan if you're not using the full amount of sauce). Add a little of the pasta cooking water, the parmesan cheese and a drizzle of oil and stir the pasta and sauce over high heat for a few minutes until thick and glossy.
- 10
Divide among serving plates and drizzle with more olive oil and add as much parmesan as you like. Serve with fresh basil if using.


