Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti Bolognese. One of Italy's finest meals - and will undoubtedly have reached all four corners of the globe. There won't be many cities in the world you can't go to and eat Spaghetti Bolognese in a restaurant - and on the very odd occasion where you might not be able to, you can always go for Heinz Spaghetti Bolognese in a can - well maybe?
Spag Bol is one of my favourite foods, and certainly my favourite of the Italian variety. There is a large choice of brands and types when hitting the Supermarket floor - I have found that many of the ready meal Spaghetti Bolognese dishes don't have enough sauce and the spaghetti is quite dry once cooked.
I won't really delve into the canned version, as in my opinion it's rather far from the real thing!
The best option, I have found, is Waitrose Bolognese sauce in a tub. It takes 4 minutes in the microwave and is served with cooked spaghetti. It has all the right tastes and enough sauce for 2 people. This is a great alternative to making the sauce yourself using tinned tomatoes - and aside from tasting great, reduces the preparation/cooking time substantially.
In comparison to others and in my view, Waitrose is a much better sauce all round compared to Dolmio and Lloyd Grossmans. And Grossman's just didn't have that edge that Dolmio does, maybe that goes back to my childhood where Dolmio spaghetti Bolognese was always a big treat.
I love experimenting with food and have found that adding bacon, carrots, mushrooms, onions and courgettes into the sauce makes it go a lot further - especially when you have guests round. And not of course forgetting the garlic bread.
Has anyone else found a Bolognese sauce or particular recipe that they love?
Spag Bol is one of my favourite foods, and certainly my favourite of the Italian variety. There is a large choice of brands and types when hitting the Supermarket floor - I have found that many of the ready meal Spaghetti Bolognese dishes don't have enough sauce and the spaghetti is quite dry once cooked.
I won't really delve into the canned version, as in my opinion it's rather far from the real thing!
The best option, I have found, is Waitrose Bolognese sauce in a tub. It takes 4 minutes in the microwave and is served with cooked spaghetti. It has all the right tastes and enough sauce for 2 people. This is a great alternative to making the sauce yourself using tinned tomatoes - and aside from tasting great, reduces the preparation/cooking time substantially.
In comparison to others and in my view, Waitrose is a much better sauce all round compared to Dolmio and Lloyd Grossmans. And Grossman's just didn't have that edge that Dolmio does, maybe that goes back to my childhood where Dolmio spaghetti Bolognese was always a big treat.
I love experimenting with food and have found that adding bacon, carrots, mushrooms, onions and courgettes into the sauce makes it go a lot further - especially when you have guests round. And not of course forgetting the garlic bread.
Has anyone else found a Bolognese sauce or particular recipe that they love?
By Louise Allman on 18 February 2011 10:17