[Food] Spaghetti Bolognese - The Debate

[TomandJerry]

I know you folks of NSC love a good debate so here it is,

Do you add red wine to spaghetti bolognese when cooking?

Or do you not?

Fire away...

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[Mackenzie]

Sometimes

 

[maltaseagull]

I know you folks of NSC love a good debate so here it is,

Do you add red wine to spaghetti bolognese when cooking?

Or do you not?

Fire away...

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Yes .

 

[Icy Gull]

Of course

 

[WATFORD zero]

This thread is so obvious it's going to die a death, but luckily I can bring it back to life with

A good lump of crunchy peanut butter ? (For something a bit different)

Sorry T&J

 

[Guinness Boy]

Only if I'm making it for the kids during a sleepover. In last minute without any boiling off. Boy do they sleep well.

 

[beorhthelm]

definitely if one open, wouldnt open one just for the bolognese.

 

[Icy Gull]

definitely if one open, wouldnt open one just for the bolognese.

Wino family here, we add wine to plenty of winter dishes and white wine to risotto. In fact there is nearly always a bottle of cheap red wine beside the hob, exclusively to add to dishes

 

[Live by the sea]

Red wine yes and important to use a good quality beef mince . I would recommend an Aberdeen Angus steak mince - lovely rich taste . It’s around £6 for 500gms from Waitrose . The Organic equivalent is dearer but I don’t think you need organic for beef as long as the beef is good quality.

For chicken I would go organic .

 

[WATFORD zero]

Only if I'm making it for the kids during a sleepover. In last minute without any boiling off. Boy do they sleep well.

The first time we took our youngest abroad, we pushed him in his pushchair down to the local restaurant, ordered, fed him, and then realised we had forgotten his favourite dummy. It seemed, that when pushed, he preferred a Rioja cork

 

[WATFORD zero]

Wino family here, we add wine to plenty of winter dishes and white wine to risotto. In fact there is nearly always a bottle of cheap red wine beside the hob, exclusively to add to dishes

We have two spots in the wine rack for red and white cooking wine

 

[Mellotron]

This will probably prove controversial but I tell you what goes bloody lovely in a spag bol.

A little dash of Lea & Perrins. Thank me later.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I know you folks of NSC love a good debate so here it is,

Do you add red wine to spaghetti bolognese when cooking?

Or do you not?

Fire away...

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Yes enhances the flavour and colour.

We've used a bit of milk, as it makes the sauce creamier.

 

[LlcoolJ]

This will probably prove controversial but I tell you what goes bloody lovely in a spag bol.

A little dash of Lea & Perrins. Thank me later.

Heresy. It's Henderson's that makes the perfect spag bol. [emoji6]

And of course you need red wine in it. What sort of neanderthal would cook it without? May as well leave out the seven cloves of garlic and only cook it for half an hour.....

Agree with Live by the sea that the mince is really important. Cheap stuff means you have to drain off all the rancid oil/water and leaves the residual meat with no taste.

You don't have to pay big money though. We get proper steak mince from the local butchers for less than you'd pay for the "good" stuff in the supermarket. No fat, no water, cooks perfectly.

I'm ****ing hungry now.

 

[jakarta]

A glass for the meal and one for the chef...

 

[Weststander]

No.

As a Captain in the Salvation Army, I’d be letting down Jesus.

 

[essbee1]

Where the f*** is Dr No when you need him/her?

 

[Notters]

Perhaps the most important non standard ingredient is milk. Carluccio's recommendation and it really makes a difference.

 

[Icy Gull]

Where the f*** is Dr No when you need him/her?

 

[mashman156]

This will probably prove controversial but I tell you what goes bloody lovely in a spag bol.

A little dash of Lea & Perrins. Thank me later.

Is the correct answer!! My mum taught me this before I went to Uni as a life hack! Forever grateful!!