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Tablespoon of Marmite in your chilli con carne or veg version is a winner as well.

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Me too. I brown a few chicken livers to go in with some beef mince, veal mince, pork mince and some pancetta. Once they’re well caramelised, mash them down into the other meats. They don’t give a liver taste to the finished ragu, but just give it this real depth of flavour that I’ve not been able to replicate any other way.

Lads, what is all this shit? Fucking marmite in your chilli? Bacon in your Bolognese sauce?

Why is it whenever anyone mentions chilli or Bolognese people come out with all this sort of ‘secret ingredient’ bollocks?

    bosstrabs All I can say is don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

    You’re having a right reg regarding bacon in spag bol chief, it’s a widely renowned ingredient by many chefs alike.

    The winners amongst us know that anchovy paste is the key to an absolute humdinger of a spag bol.

    New to me but do love anchovies, will give it a try.

    Any recommendations for decent anchovies? Does everyone just buy whatever tin or jar they first come across or is there anchovies and proper anchovies?

      Interesting points about Anchovies and bacon in a spag bol. Noted.
      Sorry to sound crass but a layer of Philadelphia on a lasagne is supposed to be the bees kness too. Never tried it though.

      Footnote - Anybody that puts carrots in a lasagne should be sectioned.

        Hursty Ortiz anchovies. You want them salted, not marinaded.

        I stick anchovies in most stew-type stuff

        I cant abide them in a lasagne. Completely ruins it for me.

        Yeah carrots required in the soffritio, obviously not big fucking chunks of carrot as that would be disgusting.

        Due to my cheese allergy I’ve never had lasagne.

        Tru fax.

          Streaky bacon or Back bacon?

          Asking the real questions here.

          Reckon Si does actually use Dolmio.

          And absolutely loves it.

            Smallman1 Si would be one of those planks who uses Sharwood’s Sweet and Sour jars and Uncle Ben’s rice too.

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