Halloween was a fun time as I could experiment with some recipes and make it different so that it looks scary and my son loves it....this year I made some spaghetti bolognese with some tomato sauce and minced beef .....the noodles looked like worms and the meat sauce represents the .........well, I let your own imagination to figure that out .....
Anyway, we had a nice dinner and played dress up that night and here is a twisted recipe of the traditional spaghetti bolognese and hope that you would like it too....
Spaghetti Bolognese
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lb ground sirloin beef
1 cup chopped red onions
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp olive oil
3/4 cup diced carrots
3/4 cup diced celery
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 can tomato paste
1 cup beef / chicken stock
2 tbsps chopped fresh parsley leaves
1 lb spaghetti
Method :
Heat a large pan and add some olive oil to heat up over medium heat. Fry the chopped onions and garlic till fragrant. Then add the carrots and celery, stirring till soft about 4-5 minutes. Add the spices to cook about 30 seconds. Add the ground sirloin beef and cook stirring till no longer pink about 5-8 minutes.Add the tomato paste and stir about 2 minutes. Add the beef stock to deglaze the pan and remove the browned bits sticking from the pan. Bring it to a boil and then lower the heat to simmer for about 20 minutes till the sauce thickens and flavourful.Add salt and black pepper to taste.
In the meantime , bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and return the water to a low boil. Cook stirring constantly to prevent the spaghetti noodles from sticking until al dente , 8 to 10 minutes or according to the pasta's package. Drain in a colander.
Divide the pasta among each individual plate and serve it with some meat sauce on top of it.
Sprinkle with some chopped fresh parsley. and serve it warm with some crusty french bread on the side.