Spaghetti Bolognese
I think Spaghetti Bolognese would be one of the most favourite
recipes of Australian children. It must be a favourite
recipe for mothers too, seeing it is so quick and easy to
make. Choose the leanest meat you can afford.
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Ingredients:
500 gm (1 pound) beef mince
1 onion, chopped small
2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
1 can chopped tomatoes
1 can condensed tomato soup
1 teaspoon of dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and pepper
350 gm (12 ounces) of pasta, cooked according
to directions on
packet.
Grated cheese, to serve
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Method:
Gently cook the mince in a dry saucepan,
tipping out any excess fat that is rendered. If the
mince is cooked gently to start with then you won't need to
add any oil to the pan whatsoever. Add onion and
garlic continue cooking for 10 minutes. Add the
remainder of the ingredients, stir well and cook gently for
a further 15 minutes.
Serve with pasta. Sprinkle with cheese.
Serves 4
Notes:
Being a lover of turkey mince, I would substitute turkey
for beef whenever possible.
Parmesan cheese is good sprinkled on
top.
Food Facts:
Tomatoes first grew as wild cherry sized fruits in the South
American Andes but the tomato as we know it today, originates from
Mexico. Tomato seeds were taken back to the Mediterranean
countries where they quickly became popular. There are now
more than 7,000 varieties of tomatoes. Eating tomatoes at least two
times per week is now believed to reduce the risk of prostate cancer
and to be beneficial in fighting other forms of cancer. The
key ingredient in tomatoes is Lycopene which is a carotenoid.
Cooking tomatoes, most especially in oil, releases the lycopene
making it more available to the body. Tomatoes are also said
to be good for the eyes. Tomatoes that are ripened on the vine
have far more vitamin C than those that are picked green.
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