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Ragù bolognese

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It’s a must to get a good bolognese recipe in your repertoire. Great to make in advance and freeze…it actually tastes better having spent a night in the fridge. Serve with spaghetti, gnocchi, on a jacket potato or as part of lasagne.

Ragu bolognese shown in two casserole pans. One with gnocchi, and one without.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Fry the smoked streaky bacon in a frying pan over a medium-high heat in a little olive oil until lightly golden.
  2. Add the onion, carrot and celery to the pan with a knob of butter. Cook for 10 minutes on a lower heat, then add the rosemary needles.
  3. Now turn the heat back up and add the mince. Get some colour on it.
  4. Pour in the wine and cook until you can no longer smell the alcohol.
  5. Stir in the tomato purée and the stock cube.
  6. Add the water, and bring to the boil. Cover with a lid and simmer for 1½ to 2 hours.
  7. Serve Bolognese-style with spaghetti or homemade gnocchi and a blizzard of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Shop the ingredients

Long before being catapulted to fame by the ITV singing competition ‘Pop Idol’, Sam, a true Barnsley boy, had already developed a taste for hearty Yorkshire grub. Alongside his successful career as a BAFTA winning TV presenter, Sam’s passion for his allotment grew, and he enjoyed the simple pleasures of cooking with homegrown produce. Reaching the final of Celebrity MasterChef in 2015 shifted Sam’s love of food to the forefront, and his popstar fan base became more a tribe of foodie followers. Sam posts his no frills, wholesome, family friendly recipes online, and shares practical meal preparation ideas. His accessible recipes are aimed at the average cook and demonstrate how cooking from scratch can weave its way into a family’s food experience.