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Pork Bolognaise

Method

• Heat a heavy based pan and lightly spray the pan with oil

• Add onion and garlic to the pan and fry for 1 minute. Add the pork mince and oregano and brown the mince. Add tomato paste

• Chop tomatoes and add with the juice

• Add water and sugar and bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add pepper to taste. Serve over cooked pasta

• Variation, add extra chopped vegetables such as celery and peppers.

Ingredients

• 300g New Zealand Trim Pork mince

• Canola oil or rice bran oil spray

• 2 onions, chopped

• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

• 2 tablespoons tomato paste

• 400g can tomatoes in juice

• 3/4 cup water

• 2 teaspoons sugar

• Freshly ground black pepper.

Serves 4

Approximate nutrition analysis Per serve Per 100g

Energy 685 kJ 288 kJ

Protein 17 g 7 g

Total fat 5.6 g 2.4 g

saturated fat 1 g 0.4 g

Carbohydrate 10 g 4.5 g

Sodium 178 mg 75 mg

Updated recipe section funded by the Diabetes Foundation.