Turkey Bolognese
A tasty Turkey Bolognese using turkey thigh mince and enhanced with bacon and sherry!
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion large, finely dice
- 1 carrot large, finely diced
- 2 celery sticks finely diced
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 3 back bacon slices (smoked or unsmoked) chopped
- 450 g turkey thigh mince
- 1 tsp Italian herbs
- 400 ml vegetable stock made with 1 good quality stock cube
- 1 400g tin Italian chopped plum tomatoes (use top quality, makes all the difference)
- 2 tbsp tomato puree heaped
- 2 tbsp sweet sherry
- freshly ground salt and pepper
Garnish
- grated parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a large pan and sweat the onion, carrot, celery and garlic under a lid for about 10 minutes until onions translucent (stirring occasionally).
- Push the vegetables to the outer edge, add another tbsp of oil and fry the bacon until cooked.
- Add the turkey mince and continue to fry until lightly browned.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, herbs, pepper and stock.
- Bring to boil and then reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes, popping the lid on after 10 minutes.
- Check seasoning.
- Add the sherry and continue to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve with spaghetti and parmesan cheese.
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Notes
You could use turkey breast mince but would need to add extra olive oil as it's quite dry.