Sent in by our friendly Italian bar manager Fabio who loves cooking. He insists that a good Bolognese must have a bit of spice complemented with a herby taste. We tried it out and it’s in the book, its that good.
1 tbsp oil
1 kg mince, lean
410 gm can tomatoes, crushed
3 onions, sliced medium
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 red chilli, deseeded and sliced fine
1 bay leaf
1 tsp italian herbs
10 black olives
200 ml red wine
- In small inner pot heat oil, add mince and cook till browned.
- Remove and rest.
- Add onion to pot and cook until translucent.
- Return mince to pot.
- Add remaining ingredients to pot and stir through.
- Bring to boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Half fill large inner pot with boiling water.
- Place small inner pot into larger pot. Transfer pot to Ecopot, with lid on.
- Cooking time 2 hours.
HINT … Serve on a bed of freshly cooked spaghetti and garnish with shaved parmesan and freshly cracked pepper.
