Meat Sauce (Bolognese)

Bolognese sauce is an Italian dish but very popular in Japan. This sauce can be eaten with pasta or gratins. Meat can be beef, pork, or mixed. You can also add mushrooms and also remove celery.

Ingredients
Minced meat　　　　500g
Onion　　　　　　　150g
Carrot　　　　　　　100g
Celery　　　　　　　100g
Canned tomato　　　400g
Water　　　　　　　400㏄
Bouillon cube　　　　5g
Salt　　　　　　　　8g
Pepper
Bay leaf　　　　　　2pcs
Thyme
Nutmeg

How to cook
1. Chop onion, carrot, and celery.
2. Cook vegetables and minced meat in a pan.
3. When minced meat is almost cooked, add canned tomato, water, salt, some pepper, bay leaves, and bouillon cube. Let it boil.
4. Remove bubbles and excess oils. Add thyme and nutmeg.
5. Cook until most of the soup is gone.