Keto Bolognese
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Recipe by Sugar Free Londoner.
Ingredients
Scaled from 12. Cooking times barely change.
- ⅛ tbsp olive oil (for frying)— most stays in the pan2 cal
- ⅔ slice pancetta (4.2oz streaky bacon slices, cut into small pieces)90 cal
- ⅛ onions (chopped, 140g /)7 cal
- ⅛ clove of garlic (finely minced)1 cal
- ⅛ cup carrots (chopped, 130g 2 medium carrots)6 cal
- ¼ celery sticks (1 cup chopped)8 cal
- ⅛ cup red pepper (chopped, 1 large red pepper)6 cal
- ¼ lb ground beef312 cal
- ⅛ zucchini (large, shredded, 600g I used a box grater)5 cal
- ⅛ tins plum tomatoes (400g / 14oz each)4 cal
- ⅛ cup beef stock1 cal
- 0.04 cup dry red wine8 cal
- ⅛ tbsp tomato paste2 cal
- 0.02 cup fresh basil (leaves picked, chopped)0 cal
- ¼ bay leaves0 cal
- 3 pinches of oregano0 cal
- a pinch of thyme0 cal
- pepper and salt (to taste)0 cal
- fresh parsley or basil0 cal
Method
- 01
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large frying pan. Add the chopped bacon to and fry over a medium heat for around 5 minutes until golden and crispy.
- 02
Reduce the heat to low. Add the chopped onions, minced garlic, celery and carrots. Saute the vegetables for around 8 minutes until the onions are translucent and the vegetables have softened. Add the red peppers for another 2-3 minutes. Stir regularly. Remove everything from the pan and set aside.
- 03
Add the second tablespoon of oil to the pan and turn up the heat to medium/high. Brown the ground beef in batches from all sides and season it with salt and pepper. Depending on the size of the pan, you'll do this in 2-3 batches, 3-4 minutes per batch.
- 04
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan - the beef, cooked vegetables and bacon, grated zucchini, tinned tomatoes, wine and beef stock and herbs. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat to low and reduce to a simmer.
- 05
Cook for a minimum of 1 hour (or up to 2 hours) with the lid on until the sauce reduces and becomes rich and thick. Add more beef stock should the sauce become too thick.