Recipe of the month

To cook native Italian food one has to use the right herbs & spices. Magic of Italy provides you with the right herbs & spices in the right proportion. You can use this blend to make lasagne, bolognese, in pizza sauce and other tomato based Italian sauces as well using this blend as a mild bouquet of herbs for any meat gumbo.

Bolognese Sauce
400 gr. minced beef
1 medium onion chopped
1 tablespoon Magic of Italy
2 teaspoons course black pepper
salt to taste
1 carrot
1 stalk of celery
1 can of whole tomatoes
2 tablespoon tomato purée
1 cup of water
2 teaspoon of chicken bouillon (optional)
olive oil for frying
dash of red wine (optional)

Stir fry chopped onion in olive oil. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon. of Magic of Italy into the saucepan. Add the minced beef to the fried onion adding another table spoon of Magic of Italy to the meat. Fry the meat for a while, adding course black pepper to your taste. Chop the carrot and the celery in a blender and add to the meat. Simmer for few minutes. Mince the can of tomatoes in a blender and add it to the meat. Then add tomato purée and a small quantity of water. Simmer for 60 minutes, adding chicken or vegetable bouillon to taste. If you use bouillon with salt, beware of over-salting. This dish may need more water while it is simmering. Adding red wine towards the end of the simmering makes this dish simply heavenly!! Serve with boiled pasta or spaghetti with parmesan cheese and garlic bread. Please note that this dish is even better if you cook it the day before and reheat it).