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Bolognese Sauce

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food Ingredients  1 kg Mutton or beef mince, 2 slices bacon finely  chopped (optional), 3 carrots finely chopped, 2 large celery sticks with leaves finely chopped, 4 tb sps olive oil, 1 cup dry red wine, 3 cups basic tomato sauce, 1/2 cup water. Tomato puree 200 gms, and Salt and pepper to taste. wizardrecipes.com Simmer the bacon ,onions carrots and celery in olive oil for 15 minutes. Add the meat and brown thoroughly. Pour the wine and tomato sauce and simmer for an hour or till tender . Add some water if the sauce is too dry.Then simmer uncovered for another 15 minutes after adding the tomato puree . Season and serve with spaghetti. This sauce  can be frozen for up to 3 months. NOTE : Spaghetti can also be boiled ,oiled  and frozen for a month- thaw outside or in a microwave.

Italian Sauces

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S auces are really matter if you want to enjoy an Italian meal. Tomato sauce is probably the most popular sauce for pasta dishes .This page describes how to make tomato sauce  - one that may use meat, while the other is truly vegetarian. The sauce can also from the base for many other Italian sauces. Basic Tomato Sauce . Ingredients: 5 packets of 200 gms Tomato Puree, 1/4 cup of olive oil  , 3 large onions thinly sliced, 1 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp dried basil, 2 tsps sugar(optional) 4 cloves garlic chopped and  Salt and pepper for taste. In a saucepan,pour the olive oil  and simmer with garlic and onions till tender, about 15 minutes ,stirring frequently . Add tomato puree ,herbs and seasoning. Simmer uncovered  till thick,stirring often to avoid sticking and burning .Meatballs can be added to the sauce if desired. Sauce can be frozen for 3 months. Note : For a pure vegetarian sauce slice 500 gms button mushrooms and add salt in a little olive oil...