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Auntie Emilys Kitchen-Hong Kong Spaghetti Bolognese2

Hong Kong Spaghetti Bolognese 焗肉醬意粉

You can try out this Spaghetti Bolognese recipe with any ground meat. As a matter of fact, many Hong Kong café-style restaurants now use ground pork instead of ground beef.
Some chefs add lemon juice or ½ of a lemon while braising. I find it a bit too tart but some may find it refreshing.
Although fresh tomatoes are always best, canned tomatoes are convenient and they give the dish a nice deep red colour. You can also try combining fresh and canned tomatoes.
Approximate cost (CAD) $15
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Cantonese, Chinese
Servings 4 servings
Calories 1013 kcal

Ingredients
  

Ingredients for beef marinade:

  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 ½ tsp Light soy sauce
  • 1 ½ tsp Corn starch
  • 1 tsp Oil

Other ingredients:

  • 600 g Ground beef
  • 150 g Onion (approx. 1 medium onion), minced
  • 150 g Carrot (approx. 1 small carrot), minced
  • 3 Large tomatoes (or one large can), diced
  • 4 cloves Garlic minced
  • 454 g Spaghetti
  • 4 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 4 tbsp Ketchup
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tsp Light soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ tsp Dried oregano
  • 6 Dried bay leaves
  • 2 tsp Corn starch for slurry
  • 125 ml Water for slurry
  • 3 tbsp Parmesan powder grated or shredded
  • 1 tbsp Oil for frying
  • 250 ml Braising liquid (can be water, tomato water or broth)
  • 1 tsp Oil for adding to pasta
  • 2 tsp Salt for adding to pasta water

Instructions
 

  • Marinate the beef with 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp salt. 1 ½ tsp light soy sauce and cornstarch. Mix well. Add 1 tsp of oil and mix well again. Set aside
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  • Mince onion, carrot and garlic. Set aside
  • Cut an “X” on the bottom of the tomatoes. Blanche the tomatoes for 5 seconds, remove from water, let cool and peel off the skin
  • Dice the tomatoes and strain. Keep the water from the tomatoes and use as part of the braising liquid. You’ll need to measure how much there is so that you can make up the rest in water or broth. Set aside
  • Heat a pan to medium-high heat, add 1 tbsp oil, add ground beef and fry until the beef is 50% cooked. Remove the beef from heat and set side
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  • Fry the minced onions, carrots and garlic together until aromatic. Make a space in the centre of the pan and add 4 tbsp tomato paste and 4 tbsp ketchup into this space. Mix the sauces together and combine with the onions, carrots and garlic
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  • Add the tomatoes and beef into the pan and mix well
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  • Add 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce, 1 tsp light soy sauce, 3 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper and mix well.
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  • Add 6 bay leaves and 1 ½ tsp of oregano into the pan
  • Add 250 ml of braising liquid into the pan, mix well and turn the heat down to low and let it cook for 60 minutes. Stir every 15 minutes (For steps 11-16, some of the steps might be done simultaneously so that the pasta can go into the oven asap to prevent it from drying and getting cold).
  • After 20-30 minutes of braising the sauce, start making the spaghetti by boiling a pot of water (follow instructions on the package to al dente, unless you like the spaghetti soft)
  • Taste test the Bolognese sauce. Make any adjustments to the taste, if necessary
  • After braising the sauce for 45 minutes, combine 2 tsp of cornstarch with 125 ml water. Mix well and pour into the sauce and mix well again
  • The sauce should be slightly thick in texture because you want the sauce to adhere to the spaghetti. If it’s too runny, add more slurry but with less water. If it’s too dry, add a slurry with more water
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  • When the spaghetti is done, put it into a mixing bowl and add 1 tsp of oil and mix well This will prevent the spaghetti from sticking together when you put it into the oven. Do not rinse pasta with water
  • Put the spaghetti into a casserole dish that is oven-safe
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  • Use a ladle to pour the sauce over the spaghetti
  • Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top
  • Put it into the oven and broil for 3-5 minutes until the cheese melts and turns golden in colour
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  • Serve

Nutrition

Calories: 1013kcalCarbohydrates: 119gProtein: 45gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 3057mgPotassium: 1357mgFiber: 8gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 7543IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 158mgIron: 6mg
Keyword Bolognese, Ground Beef, Spaghetti
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