Thursday, February 23, 2012

Bolognese Sauce with Bacon and Fennel


Page 45 – Bolognese Sauce with Bacon and Fennel

Alterations: Mixed ricotta cheese into sauce rather than putting it on the top of the noodles. Used regular fettuccine noodles rather than whole wheat. Used real bacon instead of abomination that is bacon flavored turkey. Added one more slice of real bacon because there is no such thing as too much. Added an additional garlic clove. Sprinkled with Parmesan in addition to mint.

The Boy
Rating: Seven crack pipes
Assessment: Likes the taste and the noodles. “It’s just good”, like a sweeter, less tomato-y spaghetti. 
Ideas for Next Time: No to sprinkling fresh mint on top. Use tomato sauce instead of crushed tomatoes to avoid chunks of tomatoes. Add broccoli. Use egg noodles instead of fettuccine.

The Step-Mama
Rating: 4 stars, would make again upon request
Assessment: Tasty, much better than regular red sauce and almost as easy to make as dumping a jar of red sauce into a pan to heat up. Loves the freshness the mint added over the smoky flavor of the bacon.
Ideas for Next Time: Cook bacon first to make crisp (instead of putting ground beef in first). Do not mix in ricotta, but add dollop on top instead.  



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