Pasta Bolognese

I love a tomato based sauce for my pasta! Don't get me wrong, at times I crave the delicious, creamy cheese sauces too, but my go to is a sweet tomato sauce, so thick, it coats every crevice of a rigitoni and smothers every fettuccine noodle. Mmm...
Below is my recipe for Pasta Bolognese. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed!

Ingredients for Sauce
1 onion, diced
1 carrot, diced
4 mushrooms, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced

Fettuccine Bolognese

4 basil leaves, ripped
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp white sugar
2 tsp salt
1 tsp chili flakes
2 cups tomato paste
3 cups water
1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano, grated
1 lbs lean ground beef



1 lbs fresh pasta or 1 box pasta of your choice


Method
Bring 4L salted and oiled water to a hard boil.

Mince the onion, carrot, garlic and mushroom and saute in olive oil on medium heat for 10 minutes or until softened. Add salt, chili flakes and ground beef. Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes. Add the tomato paste and sugar, then stir. Let cook for 5 minutes before adding water and basil. Stir and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cheese to your sauce before you serve and make sure you stir it in well until it melts, or just sprinkle some cheese on top. I like to toss my fresh pasta with my sause and reserve more to put on top! It gets messy ;) But today, I kept it easy on the eyes for my photo. I did however add plenty more sauce afterwards! Mmm...

Enjoy!