When you want comfort food, its hard to go past a good spaghetti bolognese. With tomatoes, onion, pasta and salty bacon - you'll be back for more of this twist on a traditional Italian dish.
- Peel a 4cm piece of rind from the lemon. Juice the lemon and reserve.
- Heat the butter and half the oil in a stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook bacon, onion and carrot, stirring, for 2 minutes until softened slightly. Add celery. Cook, stirring, for 5-8 minutes until vegetables are soft and translucent. Add the sugar, garlic and tomato paste. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Transfer to a large heatproof bowl.
- Heat remaining oil in pot. Cook the mince, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes until browned. Transfer to the bowl.
- Increase heat to high. Add wine and bring to boil. Simmer for 5 minutes until reduced by half. Return mince mixture to pot. Add tomato, stock, Worcestershire, bay leaves, lemon rind and half the juice. Season well with salt.
- Cover and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to very low. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 hours or until the sauce is a glossy dark red. Season with salt and remaining lemon juice.
- Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
- Toss 2 cups of sauce with pasta, adding a little of the reserved cooking liquid to coat pasta with sauce. Serve with parmesan.
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