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BOLOGNAISE FROM LEFT-OVER STUFFED ZUCCHINI

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Serves: 4

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Yummy garlicky sauce to eat with pasta, and feel thrifty to boot! Serves 4 big eaters who like to smother their pasta...

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Ingredients

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  • stuffed zucchini (meat stuffing)
  • ground pork
  • 11 oz ground beef
  • 1 large onion (diced)
  • 4 cloves garlic (sliced)
  • 2 sticks celery
  • 2 carrots (coarsely grated)
  • 1 pinch of paprika (large pinch)
  • 1 tablespoon provincial herbs (rosemary, thyme, oregano and parsley)
  • 1 tin diced tomatoes
  • 2 large tomatoes
  • 1 handful cherry tomatoes
  • grated Parmesan
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. I had half of a huge stuffed zucchini left over, so I squished the meat to resemble fried mince. Heated some oil in a pan, fried some more mince (half pork, half beef).
  2. Added onions and loads of garlic (fried) and a stalk of celery. Added the zucchini meat and stirred. Cubed the zucchini, added it together with grated carrot (raw) left over from Aurelia's lunch.
  3. Add smoked paprika powder, Provencal herbs, a tin of canned tomato (diced that one up), some diced fresh tomatoes, and a small tin of concentrated tomato puree. Let it simmer for a while... Yum.
  4. Just before serving I'm going to add some really ripe cherry tomatoes from the garden and let them go a little soft (about 10 minutes or so). Double yum. Al dente pasta and a good helping of freshly grated parmesan should transport me to heaven.

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