Speedy Meat Sauce
Serves 6-8 | Preparation & Cooking time ~30 min
This is a quick and filling meat sauce with cashew nuts, cherry tomatoes and dried onion, garlic and herbs to be served with pasta (or any other accompaniment).
Instructions
Set the oven (preferably a grill/broil resistor or heating element) to 200°C (~390 °F, gas mark 6, no fan). Squeeze the lemon juice and mix it with the maple syrup, oil and spices. Cut the tomatoes into halves and mix them with the cashew nuts and spice-oil mix in a bowl. Spread the contents on top of parchment paper on a baking tray. Grill/broil for ~15 minutes in the oven (near the grill resistor/heating element) .
Meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted water and prepare the meat. Brown/cook the minced meat and bacon in a high-edged skillet/frying pan oil for 10-15 minutes on medium-high heat. Add the plain flour and parsley and mix. Add the crème fraîche and water, mix and bring to boil. Take the tomato-nut-oil-spice mix from the oven and add it into the sauce. Let simmer for 5-10 minutes on low-medium heat. Drain the pasta, mix it with the meat sauce and garnish with Parmesan shavings and black pepper.
Serves 6-8 | Preparation & Cooking time ~30 min
This is a quick and filling meat sauce with cashew nuts, cherry tomatoes and dried onion, garlic and herbs to be served with pasta (or any other accompaniment).
Ingredients / Tomatoes, Nuts and Spice-Oil Mix
✧ 900 ml (~3.5 cups/~450 g/1 lb) tiny plum/cherry tomatoes
✧ 300 ml (2 cups/~190 g/~0.4 lbs) cashew nuts
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Spice-Oil Mix
✧ 5 tablespoons sunflower oil or evoo
✧ 3 tablespoons garlic flakes/granulated garlic
✧ 3 tablespoons roasted onion flakes/granulated roasted onion
✧ 1 tablespoon oregano
✧ 1/2 tablespoon rosemary
✧ 2 teaspoons lemon juice (1/4 lemon)
✧ 2 teaspoons maple syrup
✧ 2 teaspoons Nigella seeds
✧ 2 teaspoons salt
✧ 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
✧ 1 teaspoon black pepper
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The Rest of the Ingredients
✧ 2 tablespoons sunflower oil/evoo
✧ 800 g (1.76 lb/1 lb 12.2 oz) minced beef (7-10 % fat)
✧ 120 g (0.26 lb/4.23 oz) low-fat bacon
✧ 3-4 tablespoons plain flour/APF
✧ 1 tablespoon dried parsley (or 2 tablespoons fresh, chopped parsley)
✧ 4 tablespoons white wine vinegar
✧ 150 g (150 ml/~0.33 lb/~5.3 oz/~0.63 cups) crème fraîche
✧ 500 ml water
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✧ 500 g (~1.1 lb) cooked pasta of your choice
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✧ A handful of Parmesan shavings and a pinch of black pepper for garnish
Instructions
Set the oven (preferably a grill/broil resistor or heating element) to 200°C (~390 °F, gas mark 6, no fan). Squeeze the lemon juice and mix it with the maple syrup, oil and spices. Cut the tomatoes into halves and mix them with the cashew nuts and spice-oil mix in a bowl. Spread the contents on top of parchment paper on a baking tray. Grill/broil for ~15 minutes in the oven (near the grill resistor/heating element) .
Meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted water and prepare the meat. Brown/cook the minced meat and bacon in a high-edged skillet/frying pan oil for 10-15 minutes on medium-high heat. Add the plain flour and parsley and mix. Add the crème fraîche and water, mix and bring to boil. Take the tomato-nut-oil-spice mix from the oven and add it into the sauce. Let simmer for 5-10 minutes on low-medium heat. Drain the pasta, mix it with the meat sauce and garnish with Parmesan shavings and black pepper.
