
SPAGHETTI WITH GROUND BEEF
Classic spaghetti with ground beef sauce, slow-simmered with tomatoes, garlic, and herbs for rich flavor. A hearty family favorite pasta dish.
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Heat olive oil in a pot and cook the ground beef for 6 minutes on high heat. Do not keep stirring the meat, because it must not begin to boil in its own fluids.
- Lower the heat from high to medium and open the center of the ground beef with a spoon as if making a large hole in the center. Pour a tablespoon of olive oil and add the chopped onion, the crushed garlic and the grated carrot.
- Sauté the vegetables for about 5 minutes on medium heat until they are soft and shiny.
- Mix and add the paste. Let it cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.
- Then, increase the heat from medium to high and extinguish the mixture with the wine. Let the alcohol evaporate completely.
- Melt the peeled tomatoes either by pressing with your hands or with a spoon, and add them to the ground beef.
- Add the water or the hot broth and once it boils, reduce the heat from high to medium and cover the pot with a lid.
- Simmer the mince sauce over low to medium heat for about 45 minutes.
- At the end of boiling, add salt and pepper. Cover again and simmer for about 10 minutes until the mince sauce has mellowed, set properly and is very tender and soft.
- Serve with spaghetti and grated Parmesan.