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[Bjornebye]

2 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

I do my ragu with half pork and half beef mince, tomato paste, canned tomatoes, diced onion, carrot and celery, red wine, high pressure in my Instant Pot for an hour... Absolutely superb. 

Its lovely with half pork and half beef mince to be fair. 

 

Beef Mince, Chopped Tomatoes, Passata, Tomato Puree, Fresh Garlic, Red Pepper sliced, White Onion diced, Chopped Mushrooms, Red Wine, Seasoning. 

 

An hour and a half simmering in a big pot. 

[Pureblood]

9 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Bolognese is horrible.

It's good with fries.

[Numero Veinticinco]

24 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

I do my ragu with half pork and half beef mince, tomato paste, canned tomatoes, diced onion, carrot and celery, red wine, high pressure in my Instant Pot for an hour... Absolutely superb. 

Oh, aye. Pinching Jamie Oliver's recipe and passing it off as your own, eh? I see how it is. 

[aRdja]

7 minutes ago, Numero Veinticinco said:

Oh, aye. Pinching Jamie Oliver's recipe and passing it off as your own, eh? I see how it is. 

It’s just a standard ‘authentic’ bolognese ragu recipe. Instant Pot is my secret weapon. 

[TheHowieLama]

3 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

It’s just a standard ‘authentic’ bolognese ragu recipe. Instant Pot is my secret weapon. 

Yeah but bolognese is based on getting rid of the water content - and now ya gotta fish out all the broken down veggies.

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, TheHowieLama said:

Yeah but bolognese is based on getting rid of the water content - and now ya gotta fish out all the broken down veggies.

Is right mate, you tell him. 

[aRdja]

9 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Yeah but bolognese is based on getting rid of the water content - and now ya gotta fish out all the broken down veggies.

An hour is definitely fine for the veggies. Bolognese to me is meat sauce first and foremost anyway. An hour of pressure cooking yields practically the same result as 3-4 hours in the pan. 

[KMD7]

42 minutes ago, viRdjil said:

I do my ragu with half pork and half beef mince, tomato paste, canned tomatoes, diced onion, carrot and celery, red wine, high pressure in my Instant Pot for an hour... Absolutely superb. 

Sounds ace that but no herbs? I usually throw in some Oregano in mine.

[Bjornebye]

Just now, viRdjil said:

An hour is definitely fine for the veggies. Bolognese to me is a meat sauce first and foremost anyway. An hour of pressure cooking yields practically the same result as 3-4 hours in the pan. 

If you took that attitude to Italy you'd end up disembowelled hanging outside the Palazzo Vecchio. And rightly frigging so. 

[aRdja]

Just now, Bjornebye said:

If you took that attitude to Italy you'd end up disembowelled hanging outside the Palazzo Vecchio. And rightly frigging so. 

You gotta get with the tech. My wife used to be one of those “I use my phone to make a phone call and send a text” bores.

[Bjornebye]

Just now, viRdjil said:

You gotta get with the tech. My wife used to be one of those “I use my phone to make a phone call and send a text” bores.

Not at the expense of destroying great food. I bet you eat these as well don't you

 

[TheHowieLama]

Half beef - half pork is a good start.

 

Needs some pancetta.

The only tomato in the whole shooting match is can of whole San Marzanos - drained, cut up - it is not a tomato sauce. There is no puree, there is no passata.

 

Now - you decide if you want to go traditional -- old Italians cut the veg up really large -- because they are removed before serving.

 

[KMD7]

8 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Half beef - half pork is a good start.

 

Needs some pancetta.

The only tomato in the whole shooting match is can of whole San Marzanos - drained, cut up - it is not a tomato sauce. There is no puree, there is no passata.

 

Now - you decide if you want to go traditional -- old Italians cut the veg up really large -- because they are removed before serving.

 

I cannot for the life of me find a can of San Marzano tomatoes in any shop where I live Howie. 

[TheHowieLama]

Aye -- bad news.

 

Not sure how serious you are but you can get cases of Cento through Amazon - every single tomato product (whole peeled, diced, paste, passata) they have is top notch.

 

Sounds silly but the same goes for real reggiano - worth every extra dollar.

[Anny Road]

I made a meatball lasagna with the Sopranos Sunday Gravy. Everyone said it was the best they had ever had.

Should have been it cost me about fifty quid.

[KMD7]

3 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Aye -- bad news.

 

Not sure how serious you are but you can get cases of Cento through Amazon - every single tomato product (whole peeled, diced, paste, passata) they have is top notch.

 

Sounds silly but the same goes for real reggiano - worth every extra dollar.

Will check it out Howie. Cheers. One of life's little pleasures is making a good Bolognese

[Bjornebye]

41 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Aye -- bad news.

 

Not sure how serious you are but you can get cases of Cento through Amazon - every single tomato product (whole peeled, diced, paste, passata) they have is top notch.

 

Sounds silly but the same goes for real reggiano - worth every extra dollar.

Bit of a fucking treck like 

[Tony Moanero]

1 hour ago, KMD7 said:

I cannot for the life of me find a can of San Marzano tomatoes in any shop where I live Howie. 

https://lupafoods.co.uk/product/12-x-400g-zia-rosa-san-marzano-plum-tomatoes/

[KMD7]

1 hour ago, Tony Moanero said:

https://lupafoods.co.uk/product/12-x-400g-zia-rosa-san-marzano-plum-tomatoes/

Cheers Tone

[Remmie]

I've bought those Zia Rose tomatoes in bulk, they are pretty good but don't seem especially fantastic compared to normal tinned tomatoes. 

[aRdja]

Normal waitrose home-brand or aldi premium tinned tomatoes do the job perfectly well for Bolognese. 

[rubble-rouser]

Does anyone here put dark chocolate in bolognese? I don’t but I have had it made for me that way and it’s surprisingly good.

[Jose Jones]

Just now, rubble-rouser said:

Does anyone here put dark chocolate in lasagne? I don’t but I have had it made for me that way and it’s surprisingly good.

Bit Mexican fusion that no?

[rubble-rouser]

15 minutes ago, Jose Jones said:

Bit Mexican fusion that no?

Guess so

 

[rubble-rouser]

Anyway, back to onions.

 

I disagree with Stig about shallots. Well worth the effort. Especially with mussels.