Tagliatelle Bolognese (Of Your Dreams)

By Raybird. 
Servings: 3. Non Vegetarian 


If we had to choose one pasta dish to eat for the rest of our lives, this would probably be it. Rich, meaty tomato bolognese over silken egg tagliatelle combines many of our favourite ingredients into one irresistible bowl of pasta. The signature dish of Bologna, the capital of Italy's food-obsessed Emilia-Romagna region, tagliatelle bolognese is the ultimate Italian comfort food. We make it with classic Morelli Egg Tagliatelle, minced lamb, Simonini Salami Ungherese, The Gourmet Jar Tomato Basil Sauce, and a generous grating of Ford Farm Coastal Cheddar. While the cured salami is optional, it gives the bolognese an incredible bold and savoury flavour.
Note: Make a double batch of the bolognese sauce recipe and freeze half of it (just the sauce, not the pasta) for a classic lasagna. It will not only stay perfectly but taste even better after freezing. The recipe images below are of us preparing a double recipe for this purpose. Trust us!

Ingredients

Lamb, mince 500 grams
Simonini Salami Ungherese, or Pancetta Bacon
1 pkt (150 gm)
Onion, fine chopped 2 each
Celery, fine chopped 2 stalks
Carrot, fine chopped 1 each
Garlic, fine chopped 4 cloves
Rosemary, fine chopped leaves 4 stalks
Basil 1 small bunch, on the stem
Bayleaf 1 each
Red Wine 1/3 cup
The Gourmet Jar Tomato Basil Sauce

1 bottle (390 gm)

Chicken/Veg Stock (or water)

1 cup

Butter, cold

3 tbsp (45 gm)

Cream

1/4 cup (60 gm)

Salt

To taste

Black pepper, freshly ground

To taste

Vegetable Oil

3 tbsp

Morelli Egg Tagliatelle Pasta
1 pkt (250 gm)

Ford Farm Coastal Cheddar

To garnish (be generous)

Method

1. Finely chop onions, carrots, celery, garlic and rosemary.

2. Chop the salami (or bacon) into small pieces. Heat your pan with 3 tbsp of veg oil and add the salami. Cook it on medium heat just until it has rendered its delicious fat. Then add all the chopped veggies, rosemary and bayleaf to the pan and cook until softened and light brown.

3. Add the minced lamb and sauté until browned. The meat will release liquid and the liquid will need to fully evaporate before the meat starts browning. Mix it every couple of minutes, it will take time, do not rush it. This browning will make a more flavourful bolognese.

4. Once the meat has browned, add the red wine, scrape the bottom of the pan to get all that tasty stuff that's stuck to the bottom, and let it cook for a couple of minutes. Now add your tomato basil sauce, chicken stock (or water), and the fresh basil. Mix it all together, season with salt and pepper, and let it simmer for 30 mins on low heat, mixing occasionally.

5. To finish, add the butter and cream and mix them into the sauce. Taste and season the sauce with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Remove the bunch of basil. At this point your bolognese is done, you can cool it and store it in the refrigerator for later (it will taste better the next day!) or freeze it.

6. For the tagliatelle bolognese, boil your Morelli Egg Tagliatelle in salted water until 90% cooked, it will take approximately 5 minutes. Do not overcook it! Drain the cooked pasta and mix it with the bolognese sauce. If you doubled this recipe like we did, keep half the sauce aside to pack in an airtight boxes and freeze.

7. Serve your tagliatelle bolognese in a bowl topped with a generous amount of grated Ford Farm Coastal Cheddar. You're going to love it!