This is something I had never thought of doing with courgettes but it works so nicely and really gives you that feeling of getting your pasta with your sauce!
Ingredients
Bolognese -
1 onion
Garlic
Lean beef mince
3 rashers smoky bacon
Mushrooms
1 red pepper diced
2 sticks celery diced
2 carrots grated
Beef stock cube
1-2 tins of tomatoes
Olive oil
Salt and Pepper
1) heat some olive oil in a pan - not too much as the beef will provide you with some fat later - just enough to cook the garlic and onion. Add the garlic and cook for about 1 min to release its flavour and then fry the onion until soft.
2) add the beef mince and bacon and beef stock cube and fry until brown.
3) now add the celery, carrots, pepper and mushrooms and season with salt and pepper and cook for about 4-5 mins until soft.
4) Now add the tomatoes and a little bit of water - fill the empty tomato can about 1/4 way with water and add to the sauce. Now simmer with the lid off for about 30 mins until the sauce has reduced and thickened. I often add a bit of honey - just a teaspoon - to get rid of the metallic taste the tomatoes can sometimes leave and also a bit of Worcester sauce just goes so well with this too.
Courgette Tagliatelle
Ingredients
1 courgette per person!
1) Slice the courgettes as thinly as possible using a mandolin slicer or a peeler (which is a bit harder!)
2) Place the courgettes in boiling water for about 3 mins.
3) Drain and serve!
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