Aubergine Bolognaise
Pan fry cubes of aubergine with other vegetable and add to ground beef and tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Tagliatelle Pasta or fettucine
- 3 cups Aubergine
- 1 large Carrot
- 2 ribs Celery
- ¼ large Red Onion
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 teaspoon Fine Sea Salt
- 500 grams Lean Ground Beef
- 1 tablespoon Dry Oregano or fresh
- 1 tablespoon Dry Basil or fresh
- 2 cups Passata tomato sauce
- ¼ cup Pasta Water
Instructions
- Start making the Aubergine Bolognaise by bringing a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water and cook your desired pasta until al dente or as directed. Make sure to reserve ½ cup of the pasta water before straining the cooked pasta.
- Cut off the top stem of the aubergine. Cube up the rest of the aubergine into ½ inch cubes. Finely chop up the carrots, celery, and red onion, set aside.
- Heat up a large non-stick skillet on medium-high heat. Drizzle in olive oil and place the cubes aubergine in the pan. Sprinkle 2 teaspoon of salt over the cubes, to help extract any bitterness from the aubergine.
- dd the prepared onion, carrot, and celery to the pan once the cubes of aubergine start to become golden. Cook for 5 minutes and then empty the contents of the skillet into a clean bowl.
- Use the same non-stick skillet or pan to cook the ground beef. Add the herbs to the ground beef and keep cooking until fully browned.
- Add the tomato sauce (passata) and ¼ cup of the reserved pasta water. Stir until well combined. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer.
- Return the cooked vegetables to the skillet with the meat sauce. Bring the Aubergine Bolognaise back to a simmer and cook on low for 10-15 minutes or until thickened.
- Serve the Aubergine Bolognaise over the pasta and garnish with fresh parsley and/or basil and parmesan cheese.
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Nutrition
Calories: 535kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 38gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 78mgSodium: 1316mgPotassium: 1469mgFiber: 9gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 3782IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 118mgIron: 8mg
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