Friday, September 3, 2010

Penne with Beef and Bacon Sauce and Garlic Crumble

Ingredients:  (Serves 6 - 7)

500g minced beef
300g minced pork/veal
1 cup of diced bacon
1 onion - chopped
100g diced carrot
100g diced celery
3 cloves garlic - minced
2 x 410g canned peeled tomatoes
2 tbsp dried chilli flakes
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 
1/2 cup red wine
1 tbsp sugar
salt
pepper
2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
penne

  • Heat oil and saute onions and garlic until tender.  Add in bacon pieces.  Fry for about 2 minutes.
  • Add in minced beef and pork and fry for about 10 minutes.
  • Add chopped canned tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper, parsley and chilli flakes.  Stir well.  Let it simmer under medium heat for about an hour.  
  • Boil penne following the instructions on the packet.  Drain.
  • Serve penne with the beef and bacon sauce on top and sprinkled with garlic crumble.  Garnish with parmesan cheese. 



Garlic Crumble for topping:

8 cloves garlic - minced finely
6 slices white bread
150g butter
parmesan cheese 

  • In a food processor, process the bread into fine breadcrumbs.
  • Melt butter in a pan and lightly browned garlic.  
  • Add breadcrumbs and fry until golden colour and are crunchy.  Set aside.













3 comments:

  1. This looks really good. Please cook next time i am in town. how do you prepare break crum? LSB

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  2. Tear fresh white bread into small pieces and put them in the food processor and process until fine. Shall cook for you when you visit. Cheers!

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