Delicious and Healthy Ground Meat Sauce with Bulgur Without Onion Without Garlic Without Alliums Recipe

This meal was created one lazy Sunday afternoon. Peter and I were enjoying a lazy Sunday, browsing our photos from Rome, but then our bellies started complaining. All these browsing photos made us hungry and put us in the mood for Bolognese. Pasta with meat ragout to be precise. But our pantry was out of pasta, and only what we had was bulgur.

You know how it goes, if life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And in our case, we got bulgur and made ground meat sauce with bulgur. Since this successful Sunday experiment, we often make this meal, even when we have pasta in our pantry.

Looking for more ground meat and no allium recipes? Check out my Potato Casserole, Zoodles Bolognese, Taco Burger, Broccoli Rice Casserole, Tiny Meatballs in Red Mushroom sauce, or Sheet Pan Meatballs.

Fun facts about carrot
How healthy is carrot?
Tips and Tricks + Storage Tips
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Fun facts about carrot

Have you ever heard or been told: Eat carrots, they will help you to see in the dark!

This belief comes from one of the darkest times in the United Kingdom, and that time is the Second World War.

In 1940, Germany was trying to bomb England area. Those attacks were happening during the night because planes had the advantage of being hidden in the veil of the night.

One strategy of the UK government, to keep people safe was the blackout. They turn off the lights in the cities and everywhere, so it was almost impossible to see where the city is and where to drop a bomb.

Besides blackout strategies, the UK government was developing with Sir Robert Watson – Watt a practical radar system that can spot planes, submarines, and ships. This invention helped to keep people in the UK safe. But, the invention of the radar had to be kept a top secret.

Germany couldn’t find out that the UK has a radar. And to keep this secret safe, the UK government started propaganda. And the main character in the propaganda was the carrot. They told people that eating carrots will help them to see in the dark and that all pilots in the UK army are on a strict carrot diet. Since then, all the German planes were destroyed when they attempted to attack the UK.

As a result of propaganda, everyone in the UK was eating carrots, and carrots became one of the most eaten vegetables during the war.

Nowadays, carrot is a favorite ingredients of many meals. It is also a perfect ingredient to spice up the bolognese sauce.

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How healthy is carrot?

Carrots are full of beta-carotene. Our body is touring this antioxidant into vitamin A.

Besides that, carrots contain lots of fiber which helps with keeping our bowls active and can help with constipation. Also, the fiber in the carrots is helping with keeping blood sugar in control, and that is very important for people who have diabetes.

Carrots have:

vitamin C
vitamin K
Calcium
Iron
Potassium

So carrot is a perfect support for a healthy and nutritious diet.

Tips and tricks

Break the meat into smaller chunks. The smaller the chunks, the better it will be.
Add water gradually to the meal. This way you will avoid adding too much water. Maybe you will need less water than in the recipe.
Add salt and pepper gradually in small amounts. Add a small amount at the beginning, and then add more when the meal is close to finishing. Taste the sauce, and add more salt or/and pepper if it is needed.

How to know if it’s done?

Bulgur absorbs all the water, and when you try it, it is soft.
The sauce – meat has to have a pale golden color and be in smaller chunks before you put vegetables. You can’t see any red color in the meat before you put vegetables. Vegetables need to be softer, not crunchy.

Ground meat sauce with bulgur: what can go wrong, and how to fix it:

If the sauce is missing taste – add salt and pepper when it is still cooking
If the sauce is too salty – place a small piece of potato and cook it for 10-15 minutes (remove it when you feel that the sauce is salty enough). The potato will absorb the salt. Remove the potato, do not serve it with potato
If the sauce is too thick – slowly and gradually add water while cooking the sauce. Water will water down the sauce without changing its flavor
The sauce is too runny – cook the sauce, so that execs water can evaporate

How to store ground meat sauce with bulgur?

Eat the bulgur on the same day. I do not recommend storing it.

Refrigerator
Ground meat sauce can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Freezer
You can freeze the sauce in an airtight container for 3 months.

Garnish for this meal
Garnish can elevate how the food looks, and it can make it look more appetizing. However, garnish can be a spot where alliums are hiding.

In this recipe, I garnished my plate with freshly chopped parsley.