Spaghetti Bolognese

If you are using store-bought pasta, set pasta to cook based on the requirements on the packaging. *

If you are using homemade pasta, prepare the pasta dough and let it rest for the following steps. Also, put the water to preheat in a large pot with a lid (fill water to ½ capacity).

1 medium onion – finely chopped
1 medium carrot – shredded
4 cloves of garlic – sliced

Sauté with occasional stirring until onions are glossy (about 4 – 5 minutes).

1 LB of ground beef

Use a wooden spoon to separate the meat while sautéing. Sauté until fully cooked (about 3- 5 minutes).

½ stick of butter

Let it melt and fully incorporate with constant stirring.

1 cup of red wine

Cook with constant stirring until the wine is reduced to about half (about 1-2 minutes).

4 cups of marinara sauce
¼ cup of fresh basil – finely chopped
1 TSP of oregano
1 TSP of salt
½ TSP of ground pepper

Briefly stir and let it cook until all ingredients are nicely blended together (about 1 – 2 minutes).

Put aside into a medium mixing bowl for use in a later step (the stir fry pan is empty for later steps; leave residue in the pan).

Finish cooking your store-bought pasta and then drain water by pouring pasta over a colander. *

Or process rested pasta dough into spaghetti and cook it in boiling water. Drain water by pouring pasta over the colander. *

Cooked pasta

Sauté for about 1- 2 minutes while constantly turning with tongs (to prevent sticking).

Sauce with meat

Cook while constantly turning with tongs until it’s nicely combined (about 1 minute). Ideally the sauce should coat the pasta and become part of the pasta.

Note:
Pasta should not “swim” in the sauce. However, it is totally up to you if you try to reach this recommendation or go with pasta with more sauce (if you wish, add sauce in any step).

1 cup of grated parmesan

Thoroughly stir together using tongs.

Taste and add salt or pepper if needed.

Place pasta in the center of the plate using tongs (try to create a twist effect during plating).

Sprinkle with grated parmesan and freshly ground salt and pepper.