Recipe: Extra Carroty Bolognese

Ingredients

• Glug vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion – peeled & finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic – peeled & finely chopped
• 2 medium carrots – peeled and finely chopped
• 440 g tin chopped tomatoes
• 250 g beef mince
• 1 tbs plain flour
• 1 sheet ready rolled puff pastry

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the oil in a medium saucepan and sauté the onion, garlic and carrots until they soften. Add the tinned tomatoes and allow to gently simmer for a few minutes. If you wish, blitz some of the sauce with stick blender to make a smooth orange coloured sauce.

2. 2

   Whilst the sauce is cooking fry the mince in a frying pan over a medium heat until browned. Stir in the flour and cook for a few more minutes. Add the mince to the sauce and allow to gently simmer until cooked through.

3. 3

   Using a rabbit shaped cutter cut shapes from a sheet of ready rolled puff pasty and cook according to the packet instructions.

4. 4

   Serve the bolognese in a pie dish topped with an (optional) sprinkle of cheese and the puff pastry rabbit.