Spaghetti Bolognese

Prepare all the necessary ingredients for Bolognese spaghetti with minced meat. When buying pasta, make sure it is made from hard wheat varieties. This guarantees that the pasta will be cooked just right and will not become mushy. You can use beef or beef-pork minced meat. I used store-bought beef minced meat. You can also grind the meat in a meat grinder. Celery is sold in supermarkets or at the market. You need celery stalks. They are very juicy. That's why they are used to make juice and smoothies. Carrots should be medium-sized. It will be visible in the sauce, but even if you are categorically against carrots, its taste will be subtle, so you will hardly notice its presence. Red dry wine. During the cooking process, the alcohol from the wine will completely evaporate. Don't worry, if children will eat spaghetti, there won't be any alcohol left, only the aroma of grapes. If you have olive oil, it is better to use it. If not, refined vegetable oil will also do. The most important ingredient in Bolognese sauce is tomatoes. They should be juicy, delicious, not mealy. If you don't have such tomatoes at the moment, take tomatoes in their own juice. Not pickled, not salted tomatoes! Crushed or whole tomatoes in their own juice are sold in stores. Buy them if you don't have good tomatoes, such tomatoes. Bolognese sauce for spaghetti is cooked/simmered for 2 to 4 hours. Therefore, first and foremost, we will prepare it. The long cooking time of the sauce has its advantages - you can prepare it in advance, and cooking spaghetti takes only 7 minutes. Children and your husband will have time to wash their hands while you prepare this delicious dish.

Peel and finely chop the garlic. You can also press the garlic through a garlic press.

Finely chop the onion.

Pour olive oil into a frying pan, heat it, and add the garlic and onion. Sauté, stirring, for 2-3 minutes over medium heat.

Peel the carrots. It is convenient to do this with a vegetable peeler.

Dice the carrots.

Put the carrots into a frying pan with garlic and onions. Stir. Cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes.

Thoroughly rinse the celery under running water. Dice it.

Add the celery to the carrots, onions, and garlic. Stir and cook for 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat after 5 minutes.

Heat a frying pan, pour in the oil and add the ground meat.

Sauté the minced meat for 10 minutes over medium heat. Try to break it up into small lumps. You can use a silicone spatula to do this.

Combine the minced meat and vegetables, mix well, and continue to sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes.

If you are using canned tomatoes for making Bolognese spaghetti with minced meat, simply chop them. If you are using fresh tomatoes, you need to remove the skin first. Make a cross-shaped incision at the base of the tomato. Then immerse the tomato in boiling water for 1-2 minutes and immediately transfer it to cold water. The skin will easily come off.

Chop the tomatoes. I finely chopped them. You can grate them or blend them.

Add the tomatoes, spices, salt to taste, and immediately pour in the wine to the vegetables and minced meat. Mix everything well and simmer for 2 hours over low heat, covered. Don't forget to stir occasionally. When the meat sauce becomes thick, it is ready.

When the sauce is almost ready - you need to cook the spaghetti. Fill a saucepan with water, add salt and put it on the stove. Once the water boils, add the spaghetti. Cook until it is al dente (almost cooked). The cooking time is indicated on the pasta box. I set the timer for 1 minute less and try it.

Drain the spaghetti in a colander and let the water drain.

Place the spaghetti on plates. Top with the meat sauce. If desired, you can grate cheese on top. Spaghetti Bolognese with minced meat is ready. Enjoy your meal.