Spaghetti Bolognaise

This is a super late post. I did this 2 weeks ago. I was suppose to post this for Valentine's. As it makes a good main course for a candlelight and wine dinner :)

Spaghetti Bolognaise

Ingredients:

• Pasta or the standard spaghetti pasta. 
• Olive Oil
• 2 Big Carrots
• 2 Big Onions
• 2 Green Peppers / Capsicum
• 4 Big Tomatoes
• Button Mushrooms (Fresh / Canned) *
• Oyster Mushrooms (Optional)*
• 200g Streaky Bacon (Optional)*
• 500g Mince Meat (Chicken / Beef / Pork)
• White Pepper
• Black Pepper
• 2 - 3 Bay Leaves
• Oregano
• Thyme
• Tomato Puree (Small Can)
• Spaghetti Sauce (1 Mid-Size Bottle Prego Brand)
• Salt
• A serving of Red Wine (Optional)
• Parmesan Cheese
• Mozerella / Cheddar Cheese

* Quantity based on your own preference.

Steps for the Sauce:

1. Diced the Onions, Green Peppers / Capsicums, Streaky Bacon, and Tomatoes.  Shred the Carrots.  Slice the Buttom Mushrooms.  Peel the Oyster Mushrooms into manageable pieces.

2. Take the Mince Meat and place it into a bowl.  Sprinkle few dashes of White Pepper and Black Pepper until its all over the meat, and a dash of salt.  Mix the meat well.  Leave it aside.
3. Heat a big pot with Olive Oil.  Once the oil is heated, put your diced Streaky Bacon.  Stir fry it until it is cooked, then put your diced Onions in and stir it for half a minute.  Put in the diced Green Peppers / Capsicums.  Stir fry it until it is soft.  Put in the Bay Leaves.

4. Put in the Mince Meat mix into the pot.  Stir it until the meat is cooked (Chicken / Pork turns solid white; Beef turns brown).  Add in a little more dashes of White Pepper and Black Pepper.

5. Put in the shredded Carrots, sliced Button Mushrooms, and diced Tomatoes.  Stir it continuously until the diced Tomatoes go soft.
6. Sprinkle the Oregano and Thyme into the pot.  Stir it until the herbs are mixed in.

7. Pour in the Tomato Puree into the pot.  Stir well.
8. Pour in the Spaghetti Sauce.  Add in a mug of water.  Stir well.
9. Put in the peeled Oyster Mushrooms.  Pour a serving of Red Wine into the pot.  Stir well.
10. Sprinkle a few dash of Salt.  Stir and taste the sauce.  If insufficient taste, sprinkle more salt.  Normally, a tablespoon is sufficient.
11. Close the pot and let it boil.  Do stir it in an interval of 10 minutes to avoid burning the bottom.  Let it boil for 30 minutes.

Steps for Serving:

1. Boil quarter pot of water, with a dash of Olive Oil and Salt.
2. Put in the Pasta when the water is boiling.
3. When the Pasta is soft, drain the water and pour a few tablespoons of Olive Oil.
4. Mix the Pasta and Oil well.  So the pasta will not stick together.
5. Take a self-preferred portion of Pasta and put onto a plate.
6. Shred some Mozerella / Cheddar Cheese on the Pasta.
7. Pour a self-preferred portion of the Sauce on the Pasta.
8. Sprinkle some Parmesan Cheese.
9. Serve immediately.

 
This recipe is quite tiring, as it needs a lot of stirring.  Please do take note, Pork and Wine is optional.

Good luck and enjoy :)