Hubby's Bolognaise Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 500 g minced beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 large carrots
• 1 large onion
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 zucchini
• 3 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 (425 g) cans whole tomatoes
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 pulse all the veggies in a blender until they are chopped fine.
• 2 do the same with the bacon.
• 3 heat olive oil in a large frying pan and sauté the veggies until onion and celery are transparent.
• 4 add the bacon and cook for 3 minutes.
• 5 add the minced meat and cook until well browned.
• 6 add the tomato paste, basil and oregano; cook for 2 minutes to let the flavour of the herbs and paste come out.
• 7 add the canned tomatoes including their juice.
• 8 dissolve the beef bouillon and sugar in the water and add to the pan.
• 9 simmer for 1 hour or until the sauce is thick and not runny. if the water evaporates too quickly, top it up as the long cooking is what makes this taste great.
• 10 serve over cooked pasta of your choice or layer with lasagna sheets and a good bechemal sauce for a yummy lasagna.
• 11 for adaptation to crockpot: brown mince and onion then add all ingredients to crock pot and cook on low for 5 hours or more.