Spag bol.....what are your 'must have' additions?

[Cycleops]

It's only bolognese if it comes from the Bologneaux region of France. Otherwise it's just sparkling ragu.

That's bolognocks

 

[dodgy]

Although I would not call it Spag Bol due to death threats I would receive from my Italian colleagues, I concur. However, I always add a spoonful of Marmite in too.

Isn't spag bol a british interpretation of Italian cuisine anyway?

 

[neil_merseyside]

Not spag. Other pastas work better.

Spag is too messy, just about any other pasta is much better (not lasagne sheets!) or rather cleaner.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Wide tagliatelle ribbons are the right pasta to have with Bolognese anyway, Italians wouldn't entertain the thought of spaghetti with ragu, it's all wrong.

Not nearly as wrong as mushrooms, Henderson relish or tinned beef stew mind.... sheesh! That sounds more like a scout camp pot luck dish.

Marco Pierre White would recommend a knorr stock pot by the way... I checked.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Lentils in place of meat 👍

Actually quite nice made with lentils

 

[MrGrumpy]

Red wine, pancetta, celery, carrots, milk, butter, chopped tinned tomato, onion, garlic, oregano, thyme.

Yep all of that plus mince

 

[slowmotion]

Add a few chopped up anchovy fillets.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Chicken livers. Don't add too many or it will be impossibly rich.

Interesting. Not tried that. Would Pate work as well?

 

[Electric_Andy]

I try to make it differently each time. Sometimes it's garlic and red wine. Other times it's Lee and Perrins. If not, branston pickle. I've stopped using beef stock now, the tomato comes through better I think.

 

[mistyoptic]

Smoked paprika 😈

 

[slowmotion]

Interesting. Not tried that. Would Pate work as well?

I've never tried pate. I'd stick to frozen chicken livers. ASDA do them but Tesco seems to have stopped stocking them. BTW, they are cheap as chips and a little goes a long way.

 

[Archie_tect]

Isn't spag bol a british interpretation of Italian cuisine anyway?

Student food... we ate tons of it

 

[Reynard]

Sorry, classic ragu here...

Although I will go half beef, half puy lentils if I fancy something a little less naughty. (And I love lentils of all kinds)

 

[neil_merseyside]

<SNIP> That sounds more like a scout camp pot luck dish.

Nah that was brains or hearts and pretty much any (cheap) offal when I was a scout

 

[raleighnut]

Simmer it for 2 hours longer than you normally would.