Wednesday, 8 July 2015

Chef's Secret Recipe : Spaghetti Bolognese

A very belated Ramadan Kareem (…or "Ramzan Mubarak", before I get stoned by the very emotional lot who find the ‘D’ very offensive – lol)! I’ve been missing in action again but am back with something you will definitely love me for.

Spaghetti Bolognese is a very tricky dish to be perfect. It can either be too saucy or too dry, the flavor can either be too “ketchup-ish” or very sour but it’s one of my favorite dishes of all times!

My awesome brother Chef Fahd Khan, who happens to work at Down House Houston, took out his precious time to make me the yummiest Spaghetti Bolognese I’ve ever had. The best part is, it has fine restaurant taste that could quickly and easily be made right in your own kitchen!
(I begged and pleaded him to let me share this because he’s usually very mysterious about all his recipes)

By the way, I tried this for Iftar + Dinner - absolutely filling and delicious!

Here it is – Chef Fahd’s secret recipe, in his own words, for his special Bolognese sauce:



Watch the video:  


Yield: 8 Portions

Ingredient
Amount (U.S)
Amount (Met)
Preparation
Vegetable oil
3 Tbsp
45 g

Onions
2 oz
60 g
Small Dice
Garlic
2 oz
60 g
Small Dice
Celery
2 oz
60 g
Small Dice
Tomato Paste
3 Tbsp
45 g

Canned Whole Tomatoes
2 Cans
800 g
Juice Strained and reserved, Tomatoes chopped
Dried Oregano
2 Tbsp
30 g

Red Wine Vinegar
½ Cup
120 g

Fresh Tomatoes
1 lb
500 g
Chopped
Minced Beef
1 ½ lb
500 g


Procedure:
  •   Heat pan on medium high heat and add oil, onions, garlic and celery. Cook till translucent.
  •  Reduce heat to medium, add Tomato Paste, stir and cook for 2 minutes
  • Add the dried Oregano and Vinegar and stir for 1 minute until slightly reduced.
  • Add the reserved juice of the canned tomatoes and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to low add the canned tomatoes, cover and let cook for 15 Minutes
  • Add the fresh tomatoes and minced beef stir till evenly coated liquid.
  • Cover and let cook for 5 Minutes or till meat is just cooked
  •  Season to taste
Plating:
  •  Serve over boiled Pasta

Enjoy this brilliant and super easy way to make fine-dine Spaghetti Bolognese and do share your experiences with us!

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