Kelly's Spag Bol Sauce

This has been years in the making, playing with flavours and having it jam packed but also suitable for the children as well. This sauce does need a bit of love and attention and it's not a sauce that you can make in 10mins - I call it a labour of love :)

Ingredients:

• 2 tbs Olive Oil
• 1 Organic Brown Onion
• 1 tbs Crushed Garlic
• 500g Organic Mince
• 150g Speck ( Available from most supermarkets where the cheese is found)
• 250ml Red Wine
• 1/3 cup Tomato Paste
• 1 x Jar Organic Pasta Sauce
• Mixed Italian Herbs 
• 100g Split Green Olives

Method:

• Heat a heavy based saucepan on the stove, once hot add your olive oil turn down the heat to medium and add your onions and garlic ( reducing the heat avoids burning the olives and garlic)
• Sautee the onions on medium heat until they are translucent - this means they are cooked and have a sweeter taste ( nothing worse then raw onion in a sauce)
• Once the onions are translucent add the speck and cook on medium until the speck has a nice brown colouring ( around 10-15mins) 

Onion, Garlic and Speck

• When the speck is browned you can add the mince and cook until browned, add your herb mix and stir.
• Add in your tomato paste and cook off for about 5mins and then turn your pan up to a high heat and once super hot add your Red Wine - you need it on a high heat to cook off the alcohol but the flavour of the wine remains.
• Once the wine has reduced a little add your pasta sauce and stir - it will look a bit sloppy but this is normal, turn your heat down so the sauce is at a slight simmer , cover and leave for 60mins - you will need to stir occasionally.

 

 

Sloppy Pasta sauce

Finished sauce - you can see how thick and rich it becomes

•  I add the olives in once the children's servings are gone but if you want yours to have olives feel free to put them in when you add your pasta sauce.

 This sauce is divine and my kiddlets hoover it up - I don't eat pasta so I serve the almost husbands and I on a bed of lettuce ( it actually taste's really good) this isn't a low fat dish so I make sure I only have a small serve of the sauce.