spag bog for one!
1/2 to 2/3s of a pack of GOOD quality beef (Aberdeen Angus minced is great)
garlic (3 cloves)
onion (half)
BEEF OXO cubes (one cube)
tomatoe puree (1/3 of a large tube (yes it seems a lot, trust me
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tinned tomatoes (1/2 can)
fresh off the vine tomatoes (3 of these)
oregano (1 x heaped table spoons)
cardimon seeds (5 x seeds)
Pepper
Sea salt (or normal)
good pasta
wine (1 x glass)
1 x carrot (optional but good)
Sugar (1 x teaspoon)
2 x bay leafs
fresh parmesan (store in brown paper bag without plastic wrapper to keep it fresh for longer!)
get two pans, Brown mince in one with a dash of olive oil (around two teaspoons) and finely chopped onions in the other (again, use oil but only 1/2 teaspoon or so). When the mince has started to brown, add the oxo cube. When the mince has fully browned add the onion once it has been on in the pan for about 5 minutes, combine the two in the larger pan with the meat in.
Stir in together, add tinned tomatoes and tomatoe puree, stir again.
Allow that to settle and mix, add everything else apart from the garlic and wine.
Allow all this to slowly bubble away for a good hour at least, 10 minutes from serving boil up the pasta and add the garlic and wine. Give it a good mix.
Serve!
I find it's better to cook LOADS in one go and then put it in a Tupperware container. It will last a good 4-5 days in the fridge meaning you always have a great meal waiting. I also combine the pasta with the meat at the end and put all of it in Tupperware so then I can just spoon off a meal, plonk it in the microwave for 3 minutes and it's done.
