To think that when you make a spag bol

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You fry the mince off first?!

DP rarely cooks & tonight has decided to do spag bol and is following a Jamie Oliver recipe (which in itself is U afaic)

The recipe has him frying off onion, celery, carrot, garlic... so far, so good. Then it goes on to say to throw in the minced beef & 2 cans to tomatoes, water from 2 cans and simmer for an hour.

The hour is up & DP asked me to taste - the casserole dish is swimming in liquid & tbh all i can taste is powdery boiled mince

Boiled mince? Shudder.

WHen I was a kid spag bol was boiled mince with a packet mix stirred into it, needless to say it tasted like nothing on earth! It wouldnt have been so bad if mum had made it as per the instructions and cooked the mince in the sauce.

I still dont eat mince in any form as a result. I make it for the kids and DH but I just have passatta and cheese on my pasta.

Marcella Hazan is a good place to start on the cookery book.