Although very simple to make, Bolognese is a great hearty meat sauce traditionally added to pasta or lasagna. The secret to delicious bolognese is a long cooking time and the right temperature.
Cooking time 40 min.
Serving capacity 6
Ingredients :
Ground beef 700g
Olive oil 3 tablespoons
White onion 100 g
Garlic cloves (minced) 2-3 pcs.
Thyme half a tsp.
Ground nutmeg and half a tsp.
Marjoram half a tsp.
Tomato paste (no sugar) 200g
Heavy whipped cream 2 tablespoons
Chicken broth 25 ml
Salt and pepper to taste
Medium zucchini (2-3 pieces) 570 g
Mozzarella cheese (grated) 100 g
Fresh basil (optional) 5g
Step 1
Heat a frying pan over medium heat, then turn it down to low. While it’s heating, finely chop the onion.
Step 2
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the hot pan.
Step 3
Then place the onions and fry until they are translucent and golden.
Step 4
Add the crushed garlic.
Step 5
Place the minced meat in the pan.
Step 6
Add spices – thyme, nutmeg, marjoram and black pepper to taste.
Step 7
Stir the entire contents of the skillet and stir-fry until almost all of the minced meat is brown.
Step 8
Add all of the tomato paste and stir.
Step 9
Add two tablespoons of cream.
Step 10
Finally, add the chicken broth.
Step 11
Turn off the heat, stir the sauce, and let it stand for about 10 minutes before transferring it to the preheated multicooker. Don’t transfer very hot sauce to cold pottery, it may crack!
Step 12
Close the multicooker and let the sauce simmer for 8 hours. Stir periodically.
Step 13
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Use a spiral vegetable slicer to cut the zucchini into noodle shapes. Place the resulting pasta in a baking dish.
Step 14
Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the zucchini and stir.
Step 15
Place the bolognese sauce on top of the zucchini noodles.
Step 16
Sprinkle grated mozzarella on top of the dish.
Step 17
If you put the just-cooked, still hot sauce on top, you’ll only need to bake the pasta in the oven for 15-20 minutes. If, however, the prepared sauce has had time to cool or stand in the refrigerator, you’re better off baking for 30-35 minutes.
Serve, garnished with fresh basil.
Bon appetit!
Energy content per serving
Calories from fat 258
Calories 402
Fats: 28.7g
Carbohydrates: 8.2 g
Fiber: 2 g
Digestible carbohydrates: 6 g
Protein: 29 g
