BOLOGNESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Using your hands, mix egg and minced beef.
• Heat pan and fry garlic and onion until soft and fragrant, add beef.
• Stir constantly until beef changes colour.
• Add oregano, thyme, parsley, basil, marjoram, bayleaves.
• Stir through.
• Add tomato paste and fresh tomatoes, with 1/3 of the wine.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• DO NOT ADD WATER AT ALL.
• Let boil over very low heat until mixture thickens, stirring ocassionally.
• Add carrots and celery, and half of the remaining wine.
• Let boil (very low heat) until liquid is absorbed.
• Stir occasionally.
• Add the rest of the wine, tomato sauce, pinenuts and mushrooms.
• Stir until sauce thickens.
• Serving method: Boil water until it bubbles, add pasta, 1 tbsp of salt and 2 tbsp of olive oil.
• Cook for exactly 8 minutes for al-dente texture.
• Drain pasta.
• Make sure it's really drained of water.
• In a pan, heat up pasta sauce (1 serving) and toss pasta in.
• Stir quickly (1 minute) and pour onto plate.
• Sprinkle with grated mozzarella and parmesan, and a bit of parsley.
• NOTE: Sauce can be stored in small containers in the freezer to be used when needed.
• Make sure container is microwaveable, clean and dry.
• The sauce keeps for 12 months in the freezer.