bolognese sauce

[7morph7]

the sauce for my spagetti bolognese is to sweet
can anyone tell me the best way to unsweeten it

[spangle111]

Adding something like garlic or chopped peppers should take some of the sweetness away or if all else fails a beef stock cube crumbled into the mixture should do the trick

[terambulan]

Add tin of peeled tomatos & salt and more oregano.

[hammerman]

How do you make your bolognaise sauce ? I use red wine, passata and garlic. I also add thyme and oregano and thern just let it reduce down....gorgeous.

Some chefs even advise adding a bit of sugar to bolognaise sauce.

[naomi24]

Are you talking about shop-bought sauce? If so, that's always sweet. Far better to make your own.

[pastafreak]

How to make your own:
1 1/2-2lbs beef mince
2 sticks 0f celery-diced
1large carrot-diced
2 med onion-chopped
2 fat cloves garlic-crushed and chopped
2 tins chopped tomatoes
2tablespoons tomato puree or paste
dried oregano+basil....1 tablespoon of each
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup milk
olive oil
Saute the onions,carrot and celery in the olive oil til soft,add the garlic and continue to cook for a few min. Add the mince and turn up the heat a bit. Let brown while stirring continuously.
Add the herbs and the tomatoes, and the red wine-bring to
the boil and then reduce to a simmer. Add the milk-a few tablespoons at a time-every 20 min or so.....do not allow to dry out. Let bubble away for about 1hr20 min on the lowest heat. if wanted you may add a beef stock cube. If the tomato paste makes it bitter,a quarter teaspoon or less of sugar will help.

[7morph7]

thank you to every one for your more than useful replies to my question and your quick responce i shall test them all out as i am a true bolognese lover.

[SupaAbzyBall]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/spa ghettibolognese_89200.shtml

Sorry to all those above, this recipe is better than any other in the world! And yes its worth the 90 minutes simmer.

[SupaAbzyBall]

Argh just saw pastafreak with a similar recipe. Sorry Mr PastaFreak sir.