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Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce

Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce

Ingredients :

1 kilo of beef mince
1 large onion (chopped)
10 mushrooms (chopped)
3 cloves of garlic (crushed)
I carrot (grated)
Handful of red lentil
Tin of chopped tomatoes
Large squeeze of tomato purée
Beef stock cube (crumbled)
Tablespoon of mixed herbs

Direction:

Brown the mince with the onions, garlic & mushrooms. Add to slow cooker. Add everything else & stir. Put a splash of water if it looks too dry. Cook on low for 8 hours.

We had 2 portions this evening with pasta & I froze the rest in 2 portion lots. I can add kidney beans & chilli powder to make beef chilli to serve with rice or make some mashed potato to turn it into cottage pie or mince and tatties. Works out at less than £1 a portion.

Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce Recipe Answers and Questions:

Question:                           Could try chick peas too! They look and taste a bit like pasta shapes. Not sure how they fare in slow Cooker though.

Answer:                             I’d probably add tinned chick peas about half way through.

Question:                          What happens to the lentils? Do they “disapear” or are they quite obvious  4 fussy children spag ball is 1 meal they all eat so looking at ways to eek out a pack of mince.

Answer:                            You can’t see or taste the lentils or the carrot once it’s all cooked. It’s a great way of getting more fibre and veg into fussy eaters of all ages (and bulking out the mince).

Question:                          It’s basically what we had tonight without the carrot and with a bit of red wine..

Answer:                            Red wine is always a good addition for a bit of extra flavour .

Question:                         Is that 2 packs of mince? Looks delicious by the way.

Answer:                            It’s a big pack from Aldi.

Question:                          Probably a silly question but if you made half the quantity would you reduce the cooking time a little?

Answer:                            Not sure the quantity matters. It’s probably edible after 6 hours on low – or up to 10 hours.

Question:                        Can you use frozen mince? I know I wont be able to brown it so might look anemic but forgot to defrost.

Answer:                           If it’s a solid block I would do a quick defrost in the microwave to break it up. If bought as frozen mince, that’s usually ok to use straight from frozen.

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