Yesterday we used up all the
Zucchinis we picked the other day by making some bulk Zucchini & tomato sauce....
Please note that I make recipes up as I go even when I am supposed to be following one.... ; )»
No 2 batches of sauce are ever the same....
Zucchini Sauce....
- 3 medium onions Cut in ½ then sliced thinly
- 4 large cloves of Garlic crushed
- Approximately 1 kg of Zucchini sliced lengthways then into 1.5cm chunks
- 500grams of Mushrooms chopped
- 3x 400g tins of diced tomatoes
- 375g jar of tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp dried Oregano
- ½ tsp Dried Thyme
- 2 tsp dried Basil
- 300g jar of grilled Peppers chopped (I ran out of time & capsicum to make my own so raided the pantry)
- Cook off onions & garlic in some oil (We use Rice Bran due to the high smoke point & added health benefits)
- Add mushrooms & Zucchini.. Cook for 5 minutes stirring occasionally so as not to burn
- Add the tins of Tomato, paste, roasted Capsicum, dried herbs & bring to the boil for 5 minutes
- Simmer for 2 hours to reduce liquid..
This made up 2.8 Kg of sauce which I split into 4 lots... from this we can split a lot in ½ to use as a sauce or a whole bag as a base for a main meal..
I blitz it with the stick blender to use as a Bolognese
sauce base, as a chunky sauce on sausages or steak, mixed through some pasta with extra flavourings then topped with cheese/bread crumb mix as a pasta bake, &
B☼'s Favourite, a sauce for a Chicken Parmigiana with Colby or
Wauchope (Just a friendly reminder MUM !!! : )») cheese
grilled on top.....
Also made a very tasty stuffed Zucchini for dinner..... (Don't faint Mum)
Stuffed Zucchini/Marrow...
- 1 Large Zucchini Halved Sliced length ways & seeds scooped out (Feed to the worms)
- 3 slices of Shortcut Bacon Diced Finely
- 2 small-Medium onions Diced finely
- 300 g of mushroom Diced small
- 2 large cloves of Garlic Crushed
- 1 stalk of Celery Diced finely
- ¼ red Capsicum Diced Finely
- 2 Tblsp Tomato paste (didn't use the Tomatoes)
- 400g of Beef mince (Pork or Sausage would be just as good me thinks)
- Master Foods African Spice blend (You can use your favourite Spice or herb blend)
- Grated cheese
-
Bake sliced Zucchini halves in oven at 180°C for 20 Minutes.. I checked after 10 just to make certain that it didn't go to soft..
- Fry off Onion, Garlic, Mushroom & Bacon until most of the Mushroom liquid has evaporated..
- Add Celery, Capsicum, Tomato paste & mince..
- Add Spice/Herb mix to taste & cook until mice is browned..
- Take Zucchini from oven & remove any pooled Liquid...
- Stuff Zucchini with mixture, top with grated Cheese n& grill until browned.
Enjoy...... We did !!!
You could easily turn this into a vegetarian recipe by using Eggs, Rice, Quinoa or even oats if desired.....
Next one I make will be a Vego one with Quinoa, Olives, sundried Tomato slithers Danish Feta & Spinach....
Also made up a batch of Vanilla Sweetener for my Sister.. She has been trapped at home for nearly a month with multiple cases of Chicken Pox & is the only one not to fall ill so far...
I think she needs a pick me up (Bit of an
understatement there me thinks) & know how she loves her Vanilla Coffee....
Vanilla Sweetener...
4 beans were sliced lengthways & their seeds were scraped out & placed in a Mini Blender with about ¼ cup of Xylotol.. (I did the same with white sugar for myself)
That was Blitzed until the seeds were evenly distributed through the Xylotol..
The mix was then removed & stirred through the remaining sweetener & placed back in the jar along with the pods... Best to leave it for a few weeks to let the flavour spread through the Sweetener.. This was dropped off with some extra beans for her to play with...
I couldn't wait & have already used some in coffee for B☼ & Myself.... Subtle but still Lush...
I got the beans from a supplier on eBay... 250g of Madagascan Beans for $39 delivered... There are larger volumes available that make it cheaper if you use it a lot... I will be Buying some Vodka & experimenting with making our own essence in the near future....
Must go Make the evening's Nosh..
Have a great one all....
: )»
Place the above ingredients into a pot & bring to the boil then slowly simmer for 15 minutes..
- Wombok Cabbage, sliced by an Expert 
½ a block of Palm sugar, crushed
