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tonight as part of my learning/boredom killing i cooked spaghetti bolognese for 6 people.

does this sound right and would you do different?

1. pan on cooker and heat on medium. bit of lard in pan.
2. add onions and mushrooms to pan once lard melted. chopped of course and stirred every minute or two to stop it sticking to pan.
3. after a few minutes add meat to it. turn every few minutes until brown from the reddish colour it was.
4. add sauce and mix in.
5. at same time add pasta to boiling water(put on just after the pan was).
6. 10minutes later put garlic bread into preheated oven.
7. allow to cook for 20 minutes (10 mins before garlic bread 10 mins after)being sure to turn meat etc.
8. after the 20 mins are up serve it all.

does this sound ok? bear in mind i'm still learning.
 
scrap that lard for a start, olive oil is the way :)

edit: i also add grated cheese over the pasta (as soon as it comes out) as sometimes you get mouthfulls of pasta without the sauce etc...
 
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  1. Add Oil to a large pan
  2. Fry garlic until golden
  3. Add meat and cook until brown
  4. Drain some of the fat off
  5. Add some chopped carrots, onions and whatever takes your fancy
  6. Throw in a tin of tomatoes
  7. Put in some Oregano and basil and salt and pepper
  8. Add between 1/4-1/3 bottle of red wine
  9. Put a lid on the Pan
  10. Come back when the sauce has reduced a bit (about an hour)
  11. Fry some bacon and fling that in
  12. Cook some spaghetti
  13. Lob it all together in a big bowl
 
As said, ditch the lard and use Olive Oil. I'm not sure how old you are, but it seems to be older people that use more lard etc. The oil will do the same job and stop things sticking whilst being a bit more healthy.

Other than that, looks ok to me!

I know it's hard for you to get back into all this and I have to say fair play for not giving up and giving it a go. It'll all work out in the end, glad to see you getting on with it.

BTW, my missus was one of the Nurses that looked after you at Walsgrave. :)
 
1. Chop onions and garlic.
2. Add olive oil to pan and heat.
3. Add onions and garlic and fry for a couple of minutes, stirring regularly.
4. Add mince and cook until mainly browned.
5. Add salt and cracked black pepper.
6. Add pasta to boiling water.
7. When meat has browned, sprinkle with basil and oregano.
8. Add either a tub of passata or a tin of chopped tomatoes. Stir well.
9. Add more salt, pepper and oregano to taste.
10. Simmer until sufficiently reduced.
11. Serve with grated parmesan on top.
 
Looks okay!
I made a really tasteful bolognese sauce the other day and it was my first time doing it.

1. Olive oil in pan
2. Cook garlic and onions
3. Add mince and cook
4. When meat is brown, add one glass of red wine
5. Add one can of peeled tomatoes and tbsp tomato paste
6. Tbsp Paprika
7. Tbsp Honey
8. Cook till done !
9. Enjoy a supber tasty sauce
 
M0T said:
  1. Add Oil to a large pan
  2. Fry garlic until golden
  3. Add meat and cook until brown
  4. Drain some of the fat off
  5. Add some chopped carrots, onions and whatever takes your fancy
  6. Throw in a tin of tomatoes
  7. Put in some Oregano and basil and salt and pepper
  8. Add between 1/4-1/3 bottle of red wine
  9. Put a lid on the Pan
  10. Come back when the sauce has reduced a bit (about an hour)
  11. Fry some bacon and fling that in
  12. Cook some spaghetti
  13. Lob it all together in a big bowl
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This but the bacon should come in much earlier and you also need tomato puree, tbsp of sugar to take the sharpness out of the tomatoes and Wocestershire sauce.
 
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