Summer bolognese

Recipe By:Herman Lensing

Ingredients

  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 250 g bacon, chopped
  • 1.5 kg Roma tomatoes
  • 200 g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • salt and pepper
  • 400 g Woolworths baby marrow spaghetti
  • 100 g raw flaked almonds
  • 200 ml Good-quality lamb stock
  • 45 ml tomato paste
  • 500 g lamb mince
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 45 ml canola oil
  • 3 sprigs thyme

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Slice tomatoes in half and then add to the blender along with thyme.
  2. Place in blender and blitz until pureed.
  3. Put through sieve to remove skin and pulp.Set aside.
  4. Add oil to a pan and sauté onions, garlic and bacon until browned.
  5. Add mince and brown. Add tomato puree and paste.
  6. Stir then add stock, stirring as you go. Allow this to simmer for 15 – 20 minutes.
  7. Heat a pan and toast almonds until golden and then bring a pot of water to the boil.
  8. Add baby marrow spaghetti.Turn off the heat and drain after 1 minute.
  9. Season then stir through halved cherry tomatoes.Spoon over mince.Sprinkle over toasted almonds.