Pasta (master class)
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Cooking it is quite simple—just choose fresh, juicy vegetables and prepare a meat sauce using ground meat. Boiling the pasta is the easiest part. I used a mix of two types of ground meat, but you can easily use only beef, for example. The finished dish is ready to be served.
Instructions
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Step 1
In a separate pot, bring water to a boil, add pasta and cook until done.
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Step 2
Melt sliced smoked bacon in vegetable oil. When it has rendered slightly, add chopped onion to the pan.
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Step 3
Dice the carrot finely. Add to the onion in the frying pan.
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Step 4
Chop the celery and bell pepper. I use a pre-prepared frozen mix of pepper and celery. If you don't like one of the vegetables, simply leave it out.
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Step 5
Add both types of minced meat and finely chopped chicken meat to the well-fried vegetables.
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Step 6
When the meat changes color, pour dry red wine into the pan.
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Step 7
When the wine has reduced by 50%, pour into the pan chicken or vegetable broth mixed with 3-4 tablespoons of tomato paste.
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Step 8
Simmer the meat sauce until all the sauce ingredients become tender and the sauce reaches the desired consistency. I highly recommend adding a spoonful of sugar to the sauce, as tomato paste and wine are quite acidic. Add spices to taste. I used salt, ground black pepper, coriander, and dried basil. Add the cooked pasta (without water) to the skillet and mix well.
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Step 9
Place the cooked pasta into a bowl. Sprinkle with grated cheese to taste and serve. I should mention that not everyone likes cheese with this sauce. The sauce itself is very tasty, and in my opinion, the cheese is unnecessary.