How to make moose bolognese

Before any Italians lose it; I know this isn't a REAL bolognese. But it's inspired by one. And it tastes really good too.

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Fry the meat. It comes in one large chunk but after stirring it "acts" like regular minced meat.

Fry the meat. It comes in one large chunk but after stirring it "acts" like regular minced meat.

This is what it looks like after a couple of minutes.

This is what it looks like after a couple of minutes.

As is turns out my piece of celery root wasn't celery root, it was turnip. It gave the dish a rather different flavor than celery would have done but since the idea was to use stuff we had at home...

... I decided to give it a try. Chop the onion, the garlic cloves and the bell pepper. Grate the carrots and the celery (in my case the turnip).

... I decided to give it a try. Chop the onion, the garlic cloves and the bell pepper. Grate the carrots and the celery (in my case the turnip).

Add it to a pot with some butter. Stir and give it a few minutes. Remember that because of the turnip my dish will be more yellowish than yours will be, if you go ahead and try this recipe.

Add it to a pot with some butter. Stir and give it a few minutes. Remember that because of the turnip my dish will be more yellowish than yours will be, if you go ahead and try this recipe.

Add the meat.

Add the meat.

Also add the chili sauce, the tomato paste and the remaining ingredients.

Also add the chili sauce, the tomato paste and the remaining ingredients.

Boil for about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust, as always \ud83d\ude03

Boil for about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust, as always 😃

Serve with a pasta you like and plenty of parmesan.

  • 300.0g Moose meat
  • 1.0 Onion
  • 3.0 Garlic cloves
  • 1.0 Carrot
  • 150.0g Celery root
  • 1.0 Bell pepper (red or green)
  • 1.0 Stock cube
  • 500.0ml Water
  • 4.0Tbsp Tomato paste
  • 100.0ml Chili sauce
  • 2.0Tbsp Dried basil
  • 2.0Tbsp Dried thyme
  • Salt & pepper
Växjö, Sweden
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