I want to cook spaghetti bolognese for the first time, can you help?

[GeorgieTheGorgeousGoat]

I’ve bought the ingredients that I like and want to put in it, do I just fry the mince and add everything else? Does it matter as long as it tastes ok or are there rules I should follow?

I’ve got mince, onions, lazy garlic, chopped tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, seasoning, spaghetti. I think that’s it as might have other things in the cupboard.

Yes i should know this, but I’m not a good cook and would like to try and use less jars and be healthier.

So glad it was a huge success

3/4lb cod or haddock
1/4lb to 1/2lb smoked cod or haddock
1.5oz butter (a slice a shade under 1/2 inch
Well rounded tbs of plain flour
1/2 lemon
1/2 bunch parsley or coriander
Salt and pepper
Generous 1/2lb spuds
3/4 pint milk
1 bayleaf

Put fish in pan and add milk and bayleaf. Bring to boil turn off and stand for 2 mins.

Meanwhile melt butter in pan and add flour stirring all the time. Turn off heat.
Strain fish and catch milk in a container.
Discard bayleaf
Add milk slowly to butter and flour (keep a cpl tbs milk) stirring continuously while it thickens, allow to simmer - if a bit lumpy whisk.
Add lemon juice and salt and pepper and chopped parsley or coriander (scissors are easier than chopping)
Add fish and stir to break it up.
Put fish mix in a container (ceramic dish or small roasting tin - whatever you have that's the right size and oven proof) allowbto cool.
Peel and boil spuds in salted water (the smaller you cut the sooner they'll be ready).
Mash with reserved milk and spoon/spread over fish mix
Bung in oven for 30 mins.

You can use frozen/ready made mash for this but heat it first to make itneasier to spread.

I make the fish bit the day before and refigerate. Makes it easier to spread over the warm mash.

Good luck. It's yummy.

PS: everyone has a different recipe.