Baked Spaghetti Bolognese

Baked Spaghetti Bolognese 

This recipe serves about 5-6 people.

Ingredients:

Chicken Mince/finely chopped : 1 breast piece

Spaghetti : 1 packet

Onion : 1

Garlic : 3-4 cloves

Carrot : 1

Tomato puree : 1 1/2 cup

Tomato ketchup : 4-5 tbsp

Salt : to taste

Red chili flakes : to taste ( i used i heaped tbsp :D )

White pepper : 1/2 tsp

Black pepper : 1/2 tsp

Chinese salt : 1 tsp

Oregano : 1 tsp

Thyme : 1 tsp

Sugar : 2 tbsp

Cheddar cheese

Mozzarella 

Method :

Finely dice Onions, Carrots and Garlic. Keep aside.

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, Add onions. Cook for a minutes...

...than add carrots. Cook for 5 minutes more.

Add garlic. Cook till fragrant, a minute more.

...Than add chicken mince. Cook for a minute. Dont worry if it starts sticking to the pan, just keep stirring. Deglaze the pan with a tbsp of vinegar. 

Add salt, red chili flakes, white pepper, black pepper, chinese salt...Mix.

...add tomato puree and tomato ketchup. Cook for a minute.

Add sugar and oregano...

...and 1 1/2 to 2 cup of water. Let cook on medium flame for about 40-45 minutes. The more it cooks, the more delicious it gets.

When thick add thyme. (it can be skipped if you dont have it on hand, but it does give a gorgeous aroma)

Take off heat when it's thick and delicious. Taste and adjust seasoning.

Leave to cool.

Cook Spaghetti according to package instructions.

Drizzle with a little bit of oil...

...I used extra virgin olive oil.

Toss to coat.

Grease a deep oven proof dish.

Add in the Spaghetti

..some grated mozzarella  

...the sauce..

...top it off with some grated cheddar, sprinkle of black pepper and oregano.

Bake in a preheated oven at 200 C for 20 minutes.

Enjoy!!!