Gnocchi Bolognese

🥘 Ingredients

• Parmesan cheese
  ½ cup
• carrots
  2 unit
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 unit
• chorizo spice blend
  2 tbsp
• dried oregano
  1 tsp
• garlic
  2 clove
• gnocchi
  18 oz
• ground beef
  1 lb
• olive oil
  2 tsp
• pepper
• roma tomato
  4 unit
• salt
• sugar
  4 tsp
• tomato paste
  6 oz
• yellow onion
  1 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large pan
• slotted spoon

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Peel and grate carrots with a box grater. Mince or grate garlic . Halve, peel, and finely dice yellow onion . Grate roma tomato with the box grater, discarding any remaining skins.

   carrots: 2 unit, garlic: 2 clove, yellow onion: 1 unit, roma tomato: 4 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a large drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over high heat. Add ground beef . Cook, breaking up the meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and pepper . Remove from the pan, but don't drain the oil.

   olive oil: 2 tsp, ground beef: 1 lb, salt, pepper
3. 

   3

   Add the onion and carrots to the pan. Cook, tossing, ⏱️ 3 minutes , until softened, adding a drizzle of olive oil if necessary. Add the garlic, dried oregano , chorizo spice blend , and tomato paste (4 tablespoons). Cook, tossing, ⏱️ 3 minutes , until the garlic is fragrant and tomato paste has coated the vegetables.

   dried oregano: 1 tsp, chorizo spice blend: 2 tbsp, tomato paste: 6 oz
4. 4

   Simmer the sauce: Add the grated tomatoes, chicken stock concentrate , and 2 cups water to the pan. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer ⏱️ 10 minutes , until thickened. Add the ground beef during the last 3 minutes of simmering. Season generously with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust the flavor with sugar (3-4 teaspoons), if needed, to balance the acidity.

   chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit, sugar: 4 tsp
5. 5

   Add gnocchi to the boiling water. Boil ⏱️ 4 minutes , until tender. Using a slotted spoon , transfer the gnocchi to the pan with the sauce. Stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

   gnocchi: 18 oz
6. 6

   Finish and plate: Divide the gnocchi Bolognese between bowls, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese . Enjoy!

   Parmesan cheese: ½ cup