Ingredients:

• 2kg beef shin or osso bucco
• 4litres beef stock
• 300g tomato sugo
• 200mls white wine
• 1 large carrot
• 1 onion
• 2 sticks celery
• 2 cloves garlic

Instructions:

• Prepare Vegetables:
  • Chop or blend all the vegetables (carrots, onions, celery, and garlic) in a food processor or robot coupe.
• Roast Beef:
  • Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  • Roast the beef in the oven for 30 minutes, flipping halfway through (20 minutes on one side, then 10 minutes on the other).
• Prepare Sauce:
  • In a large pot, combine beef stock, tomato sugo, white wine, and the chopped vegetables.
  • Simmer the sauce while the beef is roasting in the oven.
• Combine Beef and Sauce:
  • Once the beef is roasted, place all the cooked beef in one deep tray.
  • Pour the prepared sauce over the beef in the tray.
  • Cover and Cook:
    • Cover the meat and sauce with baking paper and press with a resting rack.
    • Wrap the top of the tray tightly with foil.
    • Cook for 3.5 hours at 130°C in the oven (roast setting).
  • Cool Down:
    • After cooking, carefully remove the foil, rack, and baking paper.
    • Allow the meat to cool down in the sauce (leave the meat in the sauce).
  • Separate Meat and Sauce:
    • Take the meat off from the sauce once it has cooled down.
    • Break the meat into smaller pieces, and keep the marrow from the bones with the meat.

  Pasta

  Ingredients:

  • Dry spaghetti pasta
  • Water
  • Salt
  • Olive oil

  Instructions:

  • Boil Water: In a large pot, bring a generous amount of water to a rolling boil.
  • Add salt to the boiling water. This will enhance the flavor of the pasta.
  • Cook Pasta:
    • Add the dry spaghetti pasta to the boiling, salted water.
    • Cook the pasta for approximately 6 ½ minutes. You can adjust the cooking time based on your preference for the desired doneness (al dente or softer).
    • To check if the pasta is cooked to your liking, taste a strand. It should have a slight firmness but not be hard.
    • Once the pasta is cooked, use a colander to strain and drain the water.
• Serve:
  • Serve the Bolognese sauce over the cooked spaghetti into a bowl
  • Garnish with grated Parmesan cheese and fresh basil or parsley. Serve immediately.