Turkey Bolognese
User Reviews
4.9
32 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
35 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
4
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
Turkey Bolognese
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A tasty Turkey Bolognese using turkey thigh mince and enhanced with bacon and sherry!
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Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion large, finely dice
- 1 carrot large, finely diced
- 2 celery finely diced, sticks
- 3 garlic crushed, cloves
- 3 back bacon chopped, slices, smoked or unsmoked
- 450 g ground turkey thigh
- 1 tsp italian herbs
- 400 ml vegetable stock made with 1 good quality stock cube
- 1 g plum tomatoes use top quality, makes all the difference, tin, Italian, chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato puree heaped
- 2 tbsp sweet sherry
- salt freshly ground
- black pepper freshly ground
Garnish
- Parmesan Cheese grated
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.
Notes
- You could use turkey breast mince but would need to add extra olive oil as it's quite dry.
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32 reviews
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