Nona’s Italian Style Bolognese Gluten Free & Vegan "Meat" Balls Recipe
by Chef Sebastian
Serve with gluten free pasta or our gluten free YesYouCan Multi Grain Bread Mix
Ingredients:
- 1 X 200gm YesYouCan Falafel and Burger Mix
- 200ml hot water
Bolognese Base sauce:
- 180ml Organic tomato puree
- 2 sprigs lemon thyme chopped fine
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 shallot diced fine
- 20ml olive oil + 50ml to pan fry
- 30gm mixed cherry tomatoes
- 10 leaves fresh basil
- 20gm Vegan cheese – Optional
- Sea salt flakes & black pepper to taste
Directions:
- Combine YesYouCan Falafel and Burger Mixand hot water in a bowl
- Mix well and let set for 10-15 minutes
- Roll into medium size 25gm balls with the palm of your hands.
- If they stick add oil to your hands before shaping
- Pre-heat 50ml olive oil in a wide frypan to a medium heat temperature using enough oil to allow the meet balls get a pleasant light brown colour
- In a second pan add 20ml oil, garlic, shallots, lemon thyme and cook in low to medium heat. This is also known as soffritto, the base to all good Italian sauces.
- Add the tomato puree and cook for 20 mins on low heat.
- Add cherry tomatoes and the semi fried meet balls.
- Gently simmer for 5 more mins
- Add sea salt flakes, cheese, fresh black pepper and basil leaves