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Hidden-Veg Beef Bolognese Sauce

Name: Hidden-Veg Beef Bolognese Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Modern Australian
Ingredients: 800 g lean beef mince; 1 brown onion, finely chopped; 3 cloves garlic; 2 carrots, roughly grated; 1 zucchini, roughly grated; 300 g mushrooms, finely chopped; 800 g crushed tomatoes; 300 ml beef stock; 2 tsp dried oregano

A slow beef sauce loaded with finely chopped vegetables that disappear into the body, not the flavour.

Prep20 mins

Cook1 hr

Serves8

DifficultyEasy

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Slow beef bolognese sauce with irregular mince and rich tomato texture — **TooGut pick**Flexible, practical, genuinely delicious.

The vegetables are not a trick. They bring sweetness, moisture and fibre while the beef still tastes like beef. Brown in batches and give the tomatoes time.

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What you’ll need

Ingredients

Serves8

Bolognese sauce

800 glean beef mince
1 brown onion, finely chopped
3 clovesgarlic
2 carrots, roughly grated
1 zucchini, roughly grated
300 gmushrooms, finely chopped
800 gcrushed tomatoes
300 mlbeef stock
2 tspdried oregano

One step at a time

Let’s cook.

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Brown the beef in batches

Heat a wide heavy pot. Brown beef in three batches, leaving rough craggy pieces. Transfer to a bowl.

Cook the vegetable base

Add onion, garlic, carrot, zucchini and mushrooms. Cook for 10 minutes until the pan is almost dry.

Simmer properly

Return beef. Add tomatoes, stock and oregano. Simmer partly covered for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Balance and store

Season with salt, pepper and a splash of red wine vinegar. Cool and freeze in family-sized portions.

Per serve, estimate · Metric

Nutrition snapshot

Energy1,080 kJ

Protein26 g

Carbohydrate11 g

Fibre4 g

Fat11 g

Approximate only. Values change with brands, portions and selected swaps.

Set yourself up

Equipment

✓ Wide heavy pot
✓ Box grater
✓ Wooden spoon

Hidden-Veg Beef Bolognese Sauce

Ingredients

Bolognese sauce

Let’s cook.

Brown the beef in batches

Cook the vegetable base

Simmer properly

Balance and store

Nutrition snapshot

Equipment

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