Low fat bolognese sauce from scratch
Bolognese sauce made with extra lean minced beef, without adding butter or oils. Perfect for spaghetti bolognese, stuffed vegetables, lasagna and many other recipes!
Equipment
- stock pot with lid
- stove
- wooden spoon
- water boiler (optional)
Ingredients
- 500 grams minced beef less than 5% fat
- 1 brown onion diced
- 400 grams canned plum tomatoes (one can)
- 1 tbsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tbsp allspice powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 cups hot water (500 ml)
Instructions
- Start heating the two cups of water in the water boiler and dice the onion.
- Add half of the canned tomatoes and the onion in the pot and mix .Put the stove on medium heat and keep mixing until you sweat the onions. Fun fact: my sister taught me this trick and it's an excellent way to avoid sweating vegetables in oil or butter!
- Reduce the heat and add the mince beef. Mix until the meat is browned.
- Add the rest of the canned tomatoes and all the spices. Mix, add the boiling water and mix again. Leave the stove on low heat. Put the lid on the top but do not cover completely (check the picture below!).
- After 30 minutes turn the heat off and stir. The sauce is ready!
- You can store the sauce in a glass container in the fridge or in the freezer.
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