Perfected by me over 15 years.The perfect balance between of ease of cooking with pantry/fridge-common ingredients and rich tomatoey goodness.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 punnet ground beef (the Woolworths organic minced beef tastes best)
  • 1 big white or brown onion (sliced)
  • 2 big cooking carrots (grated)
  • 2 zucchinis (grated)
  • 500g pre-sliced mushrooms
  • 1 heaped teaspoon prechopped garlic from a jar
  • half teaspoon prechopped chilli from a jar
  • 1 beef stock cube (dissolved in hot water)
  • generous shake of salt
  • 1 jar tomato passata
  • 1 800g tin of tomatos
  • big shake of dried oregano (e.g. two heaped dessert spoons)
  • big shake of dried parsley (e.g. two heaped dessert spoons)
  • big shake of dried basil (e.g. two heaped dessert spoons)

METHOD

  • grate carrots and zucchinis, put to the side
  • Fry up onions till soft
  • Fry up meat till well browned (with onions)
  • Put everything else in!
  • Simmer till the ingredients of the sauce seem 'saucy' and well integrated. Usually takes 1 to 2 hrs. Make sure you stir often so it doesn't stick.

Serve with al-dente pasta (thin spaghetti or regular spaghetti), grated parmesan cheese and optionally, good quality crusty bread and butter.Good luck!!! It's a pretty fail-safe recipe.

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