Wow! Serious debate on the bolognese! This I should have pointed out is MY version of the authentic spaghetti bolognese- it's a tomato based meat sauce and it's bloomin' delicious! Be nice to each other my friends! :) 💃🏼
+Donal Skehan People take recipes too literally, which is TOTALLY counter intuitive to being a chef. Even the Bolognese recipe we have today is an iteration of some recipe that was probably as barebones as "meat and tomatoes" when it was first invented. So, if you want to get technical, none of you are doing it right either, based on the premise that no one really knows the true origin of the Bolognese. I am Italian as well, and I've seen many an "Italian" naysayer totally screw up the traditional recipe themselves. For my tastes, I use three parts beef, veal and pork. Celery, Onion, and carrot. Tomato paste, and red wine. I throw in a sprig of rosemary and a bay leaf for flavor, and salt and pepper to taste. Personally, I find that a more subdued sauce really highlights the heartiness of the bolognese, so over-abundance of ingredients is a bad move and robs the sauce of its potential. And if you have a problem with my recipe, or Donal's, then you're totally missing the point. A good bolognese doesn't adhere to a specific recipe, it adheres to a mentality, of making good food with few ingredients.
+Silverjerk Sure can make "bolognese sound" as one prefer even with differents meats ... but the sauce in the video looks pretty strange mass that steady on the spaghetti :-P
I always thought the subtext of these videos was that Donal is a teenager who is amazingly good at cooking for his age. Now I realize he's a normal adult who is old enough to get married. I FEEL SO OLD. *weeping*
For me, cooking is fun. Most of the other food presenters are a dour lot but you and Sophie bring mirth back into the kitchen. That is one of your secrets to success. Please keep 'em coming. Bon Appetit😋
Great video! That dish looks sooooooo good!!! You and Sofie should definitely do a couple of cooking videos together once in a while. Sofie is adorable.
People do not understand that making food is think outside the box and be creative with the food I noticed alot of comments that says its not the original bolognese blah blah blah .. Hey calm down its donal skehan's. And of course donal this would be delicious with hot chilly yummy .
Yummmm :) This video makes me a bit homesick - my Mom used to make spaghetti every Sunday after church. I can't make my recipe anything close to hers! ...Great cameo, Sofie! We love seeing your face! And ditto on the "Welcome to America" comments scattered below. My husband and I recently moved to LA from Tennessee and that was a big move for us. Many blessings on your new life here! Let us know if we can do anything to help y'all adjust ;)
Nice video, good team, love spaghetti bolognese, not quite the same as we are making it, think i prefer your version, really like your portion sizes. Thank You Donal And Sofie.
Looks yummy Donal!, I make that quite often but make mine a bit differnt, but that's the good thing about cooking, can always try new versions, tweek recipes ect 😊 thanks Donal! Hope you and Sofie enjoying it here in Cali.
Loved watching you and Sofie in the kitchen together!!! Epic video to be honest as bolognese is one of my fave foods! Thanks for this version!!! Will try it soon!
If you wonder why Italians get angry when they see this kind of videos on TH-cam pretending to show how to do the authentic Italian cucine is because our cucine is a really big part of our culture and we are really proud of it. So seeing someone messing up a Italian receipt is kind of annoying
Nice sauce Donal. My first Bolognese was years ago out of Marcella Hazan’s book. By doing that one I went ahead and did what I liked as a meat sauce. Believe me hers was delicious, I just wanted something somewhat more expedient. Yours fits the bill for sure.
I have a hint to make cutting onions less unpleasant. Halve your onions and soak them a few minutes in a bowl of water then dry them off before cutting. You'll have fewer tears.
my SB recipe: In a large saucepan: olive oil, sweat 1 diced onion, brown the mince, italian herbs, pinch of cinnamon, 1 heaped tbls tomato puré, 1 tin of tomatoes, 1 tin whole button mushrooms (for extra moist mushrooms that explode when you bite them), 1 celery chopped 1cm. Simmer for 1-2 hours or until the it's the consistency you like. Easy peasy. I like to add a few bits of basil finely chopped on top for presentation.
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!! Finally a video of you two!! I have been waiting for this for sooooooo long! I got an update when you have a new vid and I got super excited when I saw 'feat. Solfie'. Please have more recipe videos together :D :D :D :D
I replace the red wine with beef stock in my sauce. Actually I replace water with stock in most recipes (accordingly of course 😉). Adds a boost of flavor!
An Irishman and a Swede in their Dublin home, teaching viewers across the world, in English, to prepare and enjoy an iconic Italian dinner entree. Now that's what I call multiculturalism! 👏
+Matteo Moretti Bravo Matteo! Non sono l'unica a cui piace! Vedete? Non bisogna seguire per forza la ricetta tradizionale per fare un piatto buono. A me non mi dispiacciono per niente i piatti rivisitati! :)
+bbmcgee33 ho l'impressione che "noi" italiani, me compreso siamo un pochetto incazzosi quando ci cambiano una nostra ricetta XD sinceramente sono aperto a tutte le variazioni di tutto, potrei capire lo sclero se avesse detto che fosse la ricetta origiale, ma è una sua rivisitazione partendo dal concetto di base del ragu alla bolognese e può farlo un po come vuole XD come io lo faccio diverso da mia nonna che è diverso da quello di mia zia che è ancora diverso da quello di molti altri XD
i thought you were just a teenager Donal haha. i noticed the way Sofie looked at you. hmm, i think the word is magical haha. you are great couple more power to both of you. 'the couple that cooks together.. of course eats together' haha.
It looks like a wonderful Irish version of SB I make a very similar one yummy even better the next day. I prefer linguine pasta with mine. ✌🏻️ TFS I hope you guys are having a ball in The states 😋
I'm italian and I can assure this is real spaghetti bolognese. As in any recipe you can make some small changes but since that recipe has mincemeat, bacon/pancetta, red wine, tomatoes and onions it is spaghetti alla bolognese.
This sauce is anything but authentic italian! In Italy they don´t put mushrooms, oregano, that much tomatoes and garlic into the Ragu alla Bolognese, usually.
Wow! Serious debate on the bolognese! This I should have pointed out is MY version of the authentic spaghetti bolognese- it's a tomato based meat sauce and it's bloomin' delicious! Be nice to each other my friends! :) 💃🏼
Also there's a Hungarian goulash coming up on Sunday- I may need to batten down the hatches for that one! 😂
It made me hungry and i just aet pizza 😢
by the way you are lucky,Sofie is really beautiful.
keep it up ☺
Oh, I thought you were being sarcastic (I scrolled, and got to it). Happy happy joy joy! :)
+Donal Skehan People take recipes too literally, which is TOTALLY counter intuitive to being a chef. Even the Bolognese recipe we have today is an iteration of some recipe that was probably as barebones as "meat and tomatoes" when it was first invented. So, if you want to get technical, none of you are doing it right either, based on the premise that no one really knows the true origin of the Bolognese. I am Italian as well, and I've seen many an "Italian" naysayer totally screw up the traditional recipe themselves. For my tastes, I use three parts beef, veal and pork. Celery, Onion, and carrot. Tomato paste, and red wine. I throw in a sprig of rosemary and a bay leaf for flavor, and salt and pepper to taste. Personally, I find that a more subdued sauce really highlights the heartiness of the bolognese, so over-abundance of ingredients is a bad move and robs the sauce of its potential. And if you have a problem with my recipe, or Donal's, then you're totally missing the point. A good bolognese doesn't adhere to a specific recipe, it adheres to a mentality, of making good food with few ingredients.
+Silverjerk
Sure can make "bolognese sound" as one prefer even with differents meats ... but the sauce in the video looks pretty strange mass that steady on the spaghetti :-P
Donal, Sofie i must point out that whatever version of the bolognese you made , I genuinely enjoyed each and every bites of this vid.
It was SO nice to see Sofie cooking with you. My vote is that you have her in some moore videos!
Hope you had a nice trip.
I always thought the subtext of these videos was that Donal is a teenager who is amazingly good at cooking for his age. Now I realize he's a normal adult who is old enough to get married. I FEEL SO OLD. *weeping*
+NutritionalZero - You should probably google him. You will get a HUGE surprise.
ME TOO! I am so glad I am not the only one!
Oh dear!
Yes, I thought so to. As of Dec 2016, he's 30 years old. Must be nice to be so young looking
Basically! the guy doesn't age.
being Swedish and marrying an Irishman has really made mischief with sofie's accent, it's brillaint
Sophie is so cute, she looks like one of thise nice innocent and warm people you get to meet very rarely
+Meha Irfan That's very kind :)
Watching you two cook together was the most adorable thing I've seen in a long time!
For me, cooking is fun. Most of the other food presenters are a dour lot but you and Sophie bring mirth back into the kitchen. That is one of your secrets to success. Please keep 'em coming. Bon Appetit😋
So happy Donal still has a few videos that were filmed in the old kitchen! :) I love his kitchen so much!
Pls more videos with Sofie! Love your interactions
you two are the cutest couple. and welcome to America
It was so fun to see you and Sofie cooking together. You should do it more often, or maybe try baking together. I'd love to see it!
Great video! That dish looks sooooooo good!!! You and Sofie should definitely do a couple of cooking videos together once in a while. Sofie is adorable.
loved the both of you in the kitchen...please do more of this
People do not understand that making food is think outside the box and be creative with the food
I noticed alot of comments that says its not the original bolognese blah blah blah .. Hey calm down its donal skehan's.
And of course donal this would be delicious with hot chilly yummy .
Wow! really enjoyed the video, it's sooo nice to see two lovely smiles and good looking dish
I loved this video! Sophie and Donal together are double lovely! One of my all time favorite videos of the channel!! 💜😊
I so enjoyed this one with both of you! Awesome
Super nostalgic for this kitchen already and Bolognese. Wowza!!
Lol! Donal making fun of what Swedes put into "their" Bolognese and then puts mushrooms in his "classic Italian" one😂😂
this was so nice and I'm going to denietely try this. Looks so simple yet delicious.
+Stef Sim yeah it is :) well worth a try!
Yummmm :) This video makes me a bit homesick - my Mom used to make spaghetti every Sunday after church. I can't make my recipe anything close to hers! ...Great cameo, Sofie! We love seeing your face! And ditto on the "Welcome to America" comments scattered below. My husband and I recently moved to LA from Tennessee and that was a big move for us. Many blessings on your new life here! Let us know if we can do anything to help y'all adjust ;)
Donal.....Sofie is lovely ....you guys should do this more often
👍🏻 I love seeing you two together...couples in the kitchen cooking is a good thing 👍🏻 food made my mouth water 😋
great to see you both in the kitchen!
Nice video, good team, love spaghetti bolognese, not quite the same as we are making it, think i prefer your version, really like your portion sizes. Thank You Donal And Sofie.
A couple that cooks together, stays forever 🥺💝
Thanks to you both. Discovered your videos 1 week ago, Making them and loving it.
Looks yummy Donal!, I make that quite often but make mine a bit differnt, but that's the good thing about cooking, can always try new versions, tweek recipes ect 😊 thanks Donal! Hope you and Sofie enjoying it here in Cali.
Loved watching you and Sofie in the kitchen together!!! Epic video to be honest as bolognese is one of my fave foods! Thanks for this version!!! Will try it soon!
This video was my favorite so far! I love Sofie!!
Looks awesome Donal!
And it was so great to see Sophie in front of the camera 😀
love seeing you both cooking you need to do more
If you wonder why Italians get angry when they see this kind of videos on TH-cam pretending to show how to do the authentic Italian cucine is because our cucine is a really big part of our culture and we are really proud of it. So seeing someone messing up a Italian receipt is kind of annoying
It was soooooo nice watching this old epi. So good... U 2. Together.
Totally couple goals for sure 🩵💗also what a lovely recipe Donal😀
Great video, Donal ! Would love to see more of them, with Sofie ! :)
You guys are so cute together! Hope to see more of these videos!
Nice sauce Donal. My first Bolognese was years ago out of Marcella Hazan’s book. By doing that one I went ahead and did what I liked as a meat sauce. Believe me hers was delicious, I just wanted something somewhat more expedient. Yours fits the bill for sure.
Sophie, nice to see you in the kitchen with Donal. Donal, nice version of a classic dish. It made me hungry, which is the sign of a good video! ;0
your version of bolognese is quite similar to mine...my family is always asking for it. love watching you and sofie in the kitchen :)
What a nice spagetty !! Hope you do more videos like this one
Mmm definitely going to try this! Looks delicious, and it was nice to see you and Sofie cooking together :)
Love the tip adding a little sauce before serving the bolognaise
I have a hint to make cutting onions less unpleasant. Halve your onions and soak them a few minutes in a bowl of water then dry them off before cutting. You'll have fewer tears.
Ah it's really sweet when Sofie joins in! Get her in more videos!
my SB recipe:
In a large saucepan: olive oil, sweat 1 diced onion, brown the mince, italian herbs, pinch of cinnamon, 1 heaped tbls tomato puré, 1 tin of tomatoes, 1 tin whole button mushrooms (for extra moist mushrooms that explode when you bite them), 1 celery chopped 1cm. Simmer for 1-2 hours or until the it's the consistency you like. Easy peasy. I like to add a few bits of basil finely chopped on top for presentation.
So lovely to see sofie and max in the video!!!
Wonderful video! Looks so delicious, definitely going to give it a go!
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!!!! Finally a video of you two!! I have been waiting for this for sooooooo long! I got an update when you have a new vid and I got super excited when I saw 'feat. Solfie'. Please have more recipe videos together :D :D :D :D
It was great seeing you two cooking together.
Yeaaah Sofie! Love her, she looks so sweet and flawless =) Good recipe! I never use red whine but, why not! Love from France!
They look incredible
already made this twice, thanks so much for this video!
You guys are way too cute in the kitchen together, what a delicious looking meal......thanks Donal & Sofie :)
Sofie is so endearing to watch! You should cook with her more Donal
can't believe he is married I thought he is teenager.....wowwww
Such an adorable couple!!
Donal! Can't wait for you to be in LA. I have to say that I'll miss the videos from your Dublin kitchen! Xx
Oh my Lord, That's an incredibly easy Bolognese pasta, I loooooved it ❤❤❤❤❤
Donal! Nicely done collaboration with your wife. Well done recipe. Blessings ChefMike
I replace the red wine with beef stock in my sauce. Actually I replace water with stock in most recipes (accordingly of course 😉). Adds a boost of flavor!
Me and the Mrs in the kitchen; we both have a vision to how the dish turns out but can never agree on the method!!!
Donal, do you use some of the starch water from the spaghetti to mix with the sauce?
l might just be giving this a go! I LOVED seeing you both in the kitchen :)
An Irishman and a Swede in their Dublin home, teaching viewers across the world, in English, to prepare and enjoy an iconic Italian dinner entree. Now that's what I call multiculturalism! 👏
O-M-G!!!!!! That looks heavenly! Ingredients you pretty much have in the house already.
More with you and Sofie cooking, please :D
this looks delicious! Love it!! hope all is well in the USA!!
I'm italian and i totally approve this spaghetti bolognese :)
+Matteo Moretti Bravo Matteo! Non sono l'unica a cui piace!
Vedete? Non bisogna seguire per forza la ricetta tradizionale per fare un piatto buono. A me non mi dispiacciono per niente i piatti rivisitati! :)
+bbmcgee33 ho l'impressione che "noi" italiani, me compreso siamo un pochetto incazzosi quando ci cambiano una nostra ricetta XD sinceramente sono aperto a tutte le variazioni di tutto, potrei capire lo sclero se avesse detto che fosse la ricetta origiale, ma è una sua rivisitazione partendo dal concetto di base del ragu alla bolognese e può farlo un po come vuole XD come io lo faccio diverso da mia nonna che è diverso da quello di mia zia che è ancora diverso da quello di molti altri XD
+Matteo Moretti "Novantadue minuti di applausi!" (cit.) :D
Matteo Moretti Living in the French border (close to Monaco and Nice) and that's how I would made bolognese ^^
Looks amazing!
PS. The added bacon and carrot element looks super exciting!! Can't wait to try this!! x
love this donal!!
Sofie´s shoulders are so tense I can feel mine cramp up in sympathy. Other than that: love to see you two in videos together!
First of all, you guys are adorable together. Second of all, this is making me super jealous because university food is terrible!
This Bolognese is everything but authentic...
Helt underbart! Ska göra detta recept senare i veckan, tusen tack!
You guys are adorable!
You guys are awesome together. Makes me want to go make this recipe with my wife. :)
How sweet!
These two are goals...! "Thank you Sofie for pointing that out!!" :'D xx
+Sapphire Stars LOL
Buon appettito! Bellissimo!
Grazie!
btw donal I would love to see Sophie make her swedish mince sauce.
There's a Japanese version of spaghetti called Napolitan that has ketchup as a base, and Hong Kong spaghetti also has ketchup in it.
It's delicious!
+Nocturne22 Whenever a person in the world puts ketchup in their pasta, a little italian somewhere dies.
GaiaT
That's their problem!
She is young and looks young. But she is cute like a grandma.
i thought you were just a teenager Donal haha. i noticed the way Sofie looked at you. hmm, i think the word is magical haha. you are great couple more power to both of you. 'the couple that cooks together.. of course eats together' haha.
You guys are absolutely adorable scamps together :P
Sofie!!!! You should cook together more often. It looks great, I'm going to try your recipe.
Nice - But looks a little too dry for me -I know add more liquid or toms.
It looks like a wonderful Irish version of SB I make a very similar one yummy even better the next day. I prefer linguine pasta with mine. ✌🏻️ TFS I hope you guys are having a ball in The states 😋
Sofie is wonderful! totally love her :*
I'm italian and I can assure this is real spaghetti bolognese. As in any recipe you can make some small changes but since that recipe has mincemeat, bacon/pancetta, red wine, tomatoes and onions it is spaghetti alla bolognese.
YOU TWO ARE SO VERY MUCH ADORABLE❤❤❤❤❤
ugh! why do I torment myself watching these videos on a nightshift!! Starvin' Marvin! Hey Donal, wake up there and bring some food to Beaumont!
Is it dinner time yet? This looks great!
This sauce is anything but authentic italian! In Italy they don´t put mushrooms, oregano, that much tomatoes and garlic into the Ragu alla Bolognese, usually.
My mouth was watering looking at your video.
+Roy Gould haha!
MY FAVORITE BTW. LOVE IT
Looks delicious! 😋 ❤
more Sofie.. you guys are adorable💜