Red Wine Bolognese with Mushrooms
This rich red wine bolognese made with minced beef and mushrooms is jam packed full of flavour. It's a seriously easy weeknight recipe that only requires eight basic ingredients, plus your favourite pasta!
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Servings: 4 to 6 serves
Ingredients
- 500 grams beef mince
- 300 grams mushrooms - about 3-4 cups when sliced
- 1 brown onion
- 1 red capsicum (a.k.a. red pepper)
- 2-3 cloves garlic - adjust depending on preference
- 1 tbsp dried Italian herb mix
- 1/2 cup red wine of any variety
- 2 and 1/2 cups passata - about 600mL will do
- olive oil for cooking
- salt and pepper to taste
- your favourite pasta to serve!
Instructions
- Prepare the veggies. Slice mushrooms and capsicum and dice onion. Peel and crush (or finely slice) the garlic.
- Heat a large deep fry pan and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the onion and capsicum, and cook for 2-3 minutes until softened. Add the mince, garlic and herb mix, and cook another 2-3 minutes or until mince is mostly browning. Finally, add in the sliced mushrooms, and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until softening.
- Once everything is almost cooked through, pour in the red wine and let it bubble at a high heat for a minute or two, then pour in the passata and stir everything thoroughly.
- Reduce the heat so the sauce is gently simmering and let the sauce cook for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. The sauce will thicken up a little - if it becomes too thick, add a little water. Season it with salt and pepper to taste.
- While the sauce is simmering, you can prepare your favourite pasta, veggies or other accompaniments. Once everything is done, serve and enjoy!
Notes
*I buy a pre-mixed Italian dry herb mix. If you don't have this, just use a mixture of dried herbs e.g. thyme, basil, parsley, oregano. When I don't have a herb mix in the cupboard, I just use 2 tsp of dried thyme instead!
*the bolognese sauce is pictured in this blog post with gluten free spaghetti and some fresh parsley to garnish :)
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