Spaghetti Bolognese (Hong Kong Style)
This spaghetti bolognese recipe is extremly simple, flavorful, and perfect for your next weeknight dinner.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 225g spaghetti noodles
- 400 g lean ground beef
- ½ yellow onion
- ½ large carrot
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1½ tbsp tomato paste
- 400 g canned tomatoes
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 2½ tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup chicken stock
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- chopped parsley
Instructions
- Prepare all your vegetables by giving them a fine dice all about the same size.½ yellow onion, ½ large carrot, 5 cloves garlic
- Form your ground beef into balls and place them onto a hot pan with 1 tbsp of oil. Cook 2 minutes each side.400 g lean ground beef
- Once both sides of beef have been seared, add your chopped onions, carrots, and garlic. Stir for 2 minutes.
- Add tomato paste, stir for 1 minute.1½ tbsp tomato paste
- Add canned tomatoes, ketchup, dark soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, chicken stock, and bay leaves. Stir until evenly distributed then cover to simmer for 20 minutes.400 g canned tomatoes, 2 tbsp ketchup, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce, 2½ tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, ½ cup chicken stock, 3 bay leaves
- Cook your spaghetti noodles according to package instructions.225g spaghetti noodles
- Taste test your sauce after 20 minutes and adjust sugar/salt levels accordingly.
- Add cooked spaghetti to a bowl, mix in ½ cup of the sauce.
- Add spaghetti onto a plate, top with shredded mozzarella cheese, more sauce and top with parsley.1 cup shredded mozzarella, chopped parsley
