Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1kg beef mince
1 onion
diced
19.7ml minced garlic
1 tbsp tomato paste
(400g)
2 diced tomatoes
3 bay leaves
1 cup red wine
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp Italian herbs mix
Equipment
- 1 heavy frypan
Instructions
- In a heavy frypan, heat the olive oil and saute the beef mince until brown. Add onion and garlic and fry for 3 mins.
- Add tomato paste and cook for 2 mins. Pour in red wine and cook for a further 2 mins continually stirring.
- Add the rest of the ingredients.
- Put a lid on the frypan and simmer for 20 minutes. Add a little water if it needs thinning.
Notes
Tip
Slow simmering gives this recpe a nice depth of flavour so don’t be afraid to cook it for longer.
Tip
Add a little water if it needs thinning.
Variation
This is a great basic recipe for Bolognaise sauce that you can use to make lasagne, nachos, chilli and a whole lot of other recipes.
Variation
You can hide other vegetables in this recipe such as grated zucchini and carrots.
