Petro's Meat Sauce

I am not going to call it a Bolognese sauce as it is not a Bolognese. It is simply a meat sauce that I have adjusted over the years.

I also give it to Dylan as dinner with spaghetti broke into small baby pieces :) He absolutly LOVES (oh my here is "that" word AGAIN) it!!

You will need:

500g mince meat
200g bacon pieces
1 onion, chopped fine
2 celery sticks, chopped fine
2 carrots, chopped fine
1 green pepper, chopped fine
2 bay leaves
2 cloves garlic, chopped fine
half hand of fresh thyme, chopped
half hand of fresh organum, chopped
2tbl coriander seeds, crushed
1tbl paprika
1 tin whole peeled tomato's
1 sachet tomato paste
generous splash of red wine
big squish of worcester sauce
100ml the best chutney you can find (mrs balls :))
salt & pepper
big pile of grated parmesan (to throw over before you it it, YUM!!)

• Fry your onion, celery, carrot, green pepper, bay leaves & garlic till translucent
• Add your bacon & fry till golden
• Throw your thyme, organum, coriander seeds & paprika in. Stir well and do not burn your spices!!
• Add your mince, fry a little and stir in your tomato paste
• Add your tinned tomato plus half a tin full of water
• Pour in your wine, worcester sauce, chutney & season a little
• Let it reduce (remember do not over season as the flavours will get more concentrated as your sauce get thicker) until it is a nice thick meaty sauce
• Serve with your favourite pasta and a lot of parmesan cheese

Happy cooking y'all!!

:)