Dinner

Lamb Ragu with Soft Polenta

Name: Lamb Ragu with Soft Polenta
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 130 g Lamb mince, lean; 50 g Cornmeal polenta; 200 g Chopped tomatoes, tinned; 60 g Onion; 10 g Parmesan; 5 g Olive oil; 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic; A sprig, chopped fine Fresh rosemary; 1 tbsp Red wine vinegar; A pinch Chilli flakes; To taste Salt

Lamb mince cooked down with tomato, rosemary and a splash of vinegar, spooned over a bowl of soft polenta. 36 g of protein for 588 kcal.

Calories: 588kcal
Protein: 36g
Fat: 25g
Carbs: 54g

Per serving, makes 1. 15 minutes of work, then forty-five minutes simmering. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Milk
Sulphites

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Ingredients

Lamb mince, lean130 g
Weighed raw.
Cornmeal polenta50 g
Quick-cook is fine. It swells to about four times its weight. Dry weight.
Chopped tomatoes, tinned200 g
Onion60 g
Parmesan10 g
Olive oil5 g
Garlic2 cloves, about 6 g
Fresh rosemaryA sprig, chopped fine
Red wine vinegar1 tbsp
Chilli flakesA pinch
SaltTo taste

Method

Soften the chopped onion in the oil for eight minutes. Add the mince and fry hard, breaking it up, until browned and the fat has rendered. Pour off any pooled fat.
Add the garlic, rosemary and chilli flakes for a minute, then the tomatoes and vinegar. Simmer partly covered for forty-five minutes, until thick and dark.
Ten minutes before the end, whisk the polenta into 250 ml of simmering salted water and stir over a low heat for five minutes until it thickens and leaves the sides of the pan.
Beat the parmesan into the polenta, pour it into a bowl and spoon the ragu on top.

Worth knowing

Pouring off the rendered fat after browning takes 40 to 60 kcal out of the bowl and the ragu does not miss it.
Polenta sets as it cools. Eat it straight away, or loosen with a splash of water if it has to wait.

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