Ingredients
- 500 gms best lean mince beef
- 1 Med onion. finely chopped
- 2 garlic finely chopped. mashed into paste
- Β½ red & green pepper
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes (mashed up) including juice
- 1 tbs Tabasco sauce
- 2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
- large sqeeze tomato puree
- 1 tsp sugar or to taste
- Β½ can (tomato White wine
- 6 small mushrooms sliced
- 1tbs Oregano. dried
- 1tbs Basil. dried
Accompaniment
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Description
This was an early recipe given to me when first married to my wife Sue 30years ago. I have tweaked it over years. This also makes an excellent sauce for my special spicy lasagne
Method
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Finely chop the onion and peppers add to a heated wok over a high flame with 2 tbs of olive oil. Fry until soft but not coloured. Add the mince stir until brownish, drain off
emove with a spoon the excessive oil, Return to the heat and add Tabasco,Soy and Worchestershire sauces, stir
then add the can of chopped tomatoes, Garlic cloves (pasted). Stir in the tomatoe puree half fill the empty tomatoe can with white wine swill out remaining tomatoe juice and pour into mixture. add freshly ground salt,pepper and sugar to taste. Turn down heat and leave to simmer for 10 mins while you peel and slice the mushrooms. add the mushrooms to the mixture and stir in gently leave for a further 5 mins then pour the whole of the mixture into a suitable oven proof dish cover with lid and place in a preheated over 180 degrees and leave for 45 mins. Serve with aldenti pasta shells, penne or Spaggetti, Garlic Bread Fresh green salad and nice glass of wine. Bonne Petite.
Chef's Tips
Add salt to garlic gloves when crushing/mixing into a paste with the back of a large knife.
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