Smokey Pork & Pancetta Bolognese

Name: Smokey Pork & Pancetta Bolgnese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: italtian
Ingredients: 90g jar of Cook with M & S Smoked Tomato Paste; 130g Diced Pancetta; vegetable oil; 500g Pork Mince; 1 Onion; 1 Carrot; 2 sticks of Celery; 1 Glove Garlic; 6 Mushrooms; 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 500ml chicken stock; Wholewheat tagliatelle; salt & pepper; 25g parmesan, grated

Not that long ago M & S launched their Cook with a range of pastes that make cooking exciting, with a cookbook with recipes to use these pastes, I choose the Smoked Tomato one, I bought the book, this recipe took my attention as it looked an easy dinner to do.

Makes: 4 servings

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cooking Time: 30 Minutes

Total Time: 1hr

Ingredients

90g jar of Cook with M & S Smoked Tomato Paste
130g Diced Pancetta
Vegetable Oil
500g 10% Fat Pork Mince
1 Onion
1 ½ Carrot
2 Sticks of Celery, washed
1 Glove garlic
6 Mushrooms (optional)
• 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds
400g tin Chopped Tomatoes
500ml Chicken Stock
2 nests Wholewheat Tagliatelle
Salt & Pepper to season
Grated parmesan to serve.

Equipment

Chopping Board
Sharp Knife
Heavy Based Frying Pan
Wooden Spoon
Large/Medium Saucepan
Colander
Cheese Grater

Method

On a chopping board, chop the onion, carrot, and celery into small pieces, this is your sofrito, this can be bought from most supermarkets, but it is cheaper to create your own, esp. if someone does not like one of the veg. Slice the mushrooms if using.
In a heavy-based frying pan, fry the pancetta in a dash of oil to render the fat, then add the pork mince, breaking it up with a wooden Spoon, brown the mince off.
Then add the veg, and fennel seeds. Sweat the veg in the pan until translucent. Add the mushrooms to the pan and cook until browned.
Stir in the paste, allowing it to caramelise in the pan before pouring in the tomatoes, stock, bring to a boil then turn down to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring a pan a large saucepan of water to the boil, cook the pasta for the packet time. Drain and set aside to weigh for your portion. Weigh Your portion of pasta if you are carb counting
Season the bolognese to taste and serve with the cooked pasta and a generous helping of grated parmesan.

Tips

You can buy sofrito from supermarkets its cheaper to make your own using fresh carrots, onions, and celery.
Use gluten free stock, wine and pasta if needed.
Use veggie or vegan mince, stock, wine, and cheese if needed.
Use diary free cheese if needed.
Skim the fat off before serving as the pork has a lot of fat in, for a less oily dish

Nutritional Info

For this bolognese calculated that this had about 20g of carbohydrate so for this, so for a Type 1 diabetic on a Short-Acting insulin Regime with 10g of carbohydrate to 1 unit of insulin, this would require 2/3 units of insulin for the bolognese sauce, the pasta would reflect your portion that you cook for yourself.

Adapted from - Cook with M & S - 50 Fast, Fresh & Easy Recipes

Disclosure

I bought the book and paste with my own money, so this post is not an ad or a gift