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You may include an optional 90 g or 4 slices fried bacon bits (I never added) and 125 g sliced mushrooms.Β If doing so, first prepare your bacon and mushrooms. Fry your bacon first, remove and then saute the mushrooms. Remove and set aside. And only once that is done, may you then prepare your spinach. Once your spinach is ready, spread it over the top of your BologneseΒ pasta, followed by distributing your cooked bacon and mushrooms over the top. Over which you then grate your cheddar cheese.Β
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You may also add a bit of fresh parsley to counter act garlic breath!Β
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You may replace spaghetti with any other pasta or lasagna sheets of same weight.Β Pasta MUST always be added to hot sauce so that the sauce can separate the strands, grab onto it and coat it without sliding off, which is why you must never rinse your pasta. The starch of your pasta (not being rinsed off) helps your hot sauce adhere to the strands and your pasta MUST be added hot to your HOT sauce to do this. Never rinse off this outer layer of starch, unless you are making a pasta salad.
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Add fresh cloves garlic to bottom of saucepan or wok and crush with a light sprinkling salt. Remove and set aside. β I use the flat wooden back end (handle) of a braai / barbecue hook π
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Add fat to saucepan and when sizzling toss in your onions and saute until translucent.
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Add your chopped spinach to your onions and stir-fry on low to medium heat until just wilted β NO more! β Remove Spinach and onions. Set aside.
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Add your crushed or minced garlic back to your saucepan, together with cream. Bring to boil.
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Add grated mozzarella cheese stirring constantly on high until mozzarella melts β about 30 seconds β NO MORE! Reduce heat and simmer stirring until you have a smooth creamed spinach β a further 30 seconds to a minute β NO MORE! Season with salt to taste and some optional nutmeg if you wish. Remove from heat.
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Spread Creamed Spinach over the top of your Bolognese pasta.
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Distribute your reserved cooked bacon and mushrooms over your spinach β if you will be adding it. β Usually I donβt add it as the dish still remains very delish without it π
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Grate over your cheddar cheese. Place under grill or bake at 160 C (320 F) or until topping is golden brown.
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