Basic Pasta Bolognese
Ingredients:
400 grams of Minced Meat (Cow preferably, but mixed will do)
500 grams of Pasta (Any will do)
1 can of Crushed Tomatoes
½ of the can filled with water
1 Onion (Yellow, but Red is fine too)
1/4 Garlic (Optional)
Recommended Spices:
Pepper
Salt
or
Soysauce
Sweet Sour Chilisauce
or Mix all of them
This is okay to start with, but I gotta agree with the 'don't put water in' sentiment. Use tomato puree or leave it as is.
Spices/herbs should definitely include basil, and if you have it thyme and oregano. Goes really well with tomato.
My ingredients would be:
400-500 grams of minced beef (higher quality the better, obviously)
1 can of crushed/diced tomatoes (I think roma are the best, but doesn't really matter. Also canned are just as good as fresh for pasta, regardless of what others may say. Can should be roughly 500 grams from memory)
1 whole onion, chopped well1-2 teaspoons of crushed garlic (Use the stuff in a jar, it's fine, or use a garlic mincer, or just crush a clove and chop it finely)
1/2 a red/green capsicum, chopped well (Preferably a larger one, if it's small use a whole one)
4-5 small mushrooms, chopped well (Or, if you can get them, 1-2 of the large field mushrooms, finely chopped
Grated carrot (This is a good tip. I didn't put a quantity as it really depends on personal taste, I usually use about half a cup, just to give a bit of it throughout)
1/2 to 1 a teaspoon of basil (As above)
1/2 teaspoon thyme 1/2 teaspoon oregano Note - with the herbs, it's really upto personal taste. Try the sauce and add accordingly1-2 tablespoons of olive oil (Extra virgin if you can)
1/4 cup red wine (Most anything works, but not cooking wine. Stuff you'd drink)
Lots of cracked pepperSaltAnd of course pasta. Might seem like a long list, but it tastes fantastic. Cook basically everything bar the liquids/tomatoes and meat first, then add the meat, then add the liquid/tomatoes.
nice nice i like this..! so any one can put here the recipe for good milkshakes?
Here's a couple of really simple ones I make:
Note: When I say cups, I mean the cup size you'll be drinking out of or a drinking glass, not a 200ml standard cup.
Banana Smoothie1 banana, chopped
1 and a half cups of milk
2-4 tablespoons of honey (I love my honey in smoothies, so I kinda go nuts. Upto you personally)
2 tablespoon scoops of vanilla/banana ice cream
2 tablespoons vanilla yoghurt
Directions: Blend. Drink.
Vanilla Milkshake (Easiest thing ever)
1 and a half cups of milk
4 tablespoon scoops of vanilla ice cream
1/2 to 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
Directions: Blend thoroughly to make sure you get all the ice cream dissolved. Drink.
Chocolate Milkshake1 and a half cups of milk
2 tablespoons Italian drinking chocolate (stuff you put on cappuccinos. Tastes great)
4-8 segments chocolate, grated/chopped/crushed (just 4-8 bits off a block)
1 tablespoon scoop chocolate ice cream
Directions: Make sure the chocolate is chopped up good unless you have a shit hot blender. I don't. Might need to add more milk if it gets too thick and strong.
Blueberry Milkshake1/2 a cup (this is a standard cup) to a cup of frozen blueberries (buy frozen, they are much, much cheaper. Add more if you'd like!)
1 and a half to 2 cups of milk
1 tablespoon scoop vanilla ice cream
1/2 tablespoon thickened cream
1 tablespoon honey
Directions: Blend. It's simultaneously rich and refreshing, awesome milkshake.
The PTizzle Special I make this when i'm feeling rich. Gonna try a variation for my girlfriend soon, might post up a picture recipe for it if I remember.
1 mango, diced. (Do the ol mango square trick. Cut around the seed, cut it out, then draw lines with a knife so you can push the mango skin and make cubes come out. This is probably easier to explain in pictures)
4-6 strawberries
Small handful blueberries (frozen is good)
Half a banana, chopped
2 tablespoons of honey
2 tablespoon scoops of mango sorbet
1 tablespoon scoop of vanilla ice cream
Whipped cream (squirt a bunch in, not a ridiculous amount, just whatever you'd like)
2 to 2 and a half cups of milk (depending on how thick you want it)
Directions: Blend. Fantastic shake, but it can cost quite a bit to make.
I'm also going to make that macaroni cheese now. Looks nice, haven't had mac cheese in ages.