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Bolognese Alla Ricotta Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • 1. In a large saucepan, heat the oil and fry the mushrooms for 4 minutes then add the onion, black pepper, garlic, chilli and fry for a further 4 minutes.
  • 2. When the onions are soft, add the minced meat and fry till the meat isn’t pink anymore. Add about 2-3 teaspoons of salt at this stage so you won’t need to season the sauce at a later stage.
  • 3. Stir in the ricotta cheese with the mincemeat once the liquid from the mince has gone. Now add the 800g of chopped tomatoes along with the tomato puree and reduce the sauce till you see the oil coming to the surface. This should take about 30 minutes. Once the sauce has finished, check for seasoning. Don’t season whilst cooking as the sauce is yet to reduce and you may risk adding too much salt!
  • 4. In the meantime, heat a saucepan of boiling salted water with a little oil to stop the pasta from sticking. Cook pasta till al dente. Time the cooking of the pasta accordingly to the time the sauce will be ready.
  • 5. When the pasta is ready, drain and reserve a little bit of the pasta water. This stops the pasta going rubbery and sticky when you are serving it and keeps it nicely separated.
  • 6. Serve the pasta and sauce and garnish with a few torn basil leaves and parmesan cheese.

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  • optimistic1_2 12 years ago
    this sounds really good, think I might add some spinach, and fresh basil.
    yummy post!
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  • elgourmand 12 years ago
    Interesting methodology. Worth a try, I'm sure. RJ
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