Ingredients
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 large onion, finely chopped
500g ground beef (now on sale)
400g can crushed tomatoes
3 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspooons Italian herbs *
3 cups beef or chicken stock
1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
2 teaspoons fish-free Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
350g spaghetti/pasta of choice
* A mix of dried basil, thyme and parsley or whatever you have of each to total the required quantity.
Directions
1: Heat oil and fry onion and garlic till translucent then add ground beef and cook till browned.
2: Add remaining ingredients apart from pasta, stir well and bring to the boil.
3: Add pasta and press down under the liquid so that it's completely submerged, cook on medium heat for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally so that the pasta doesn't stick to the bottom.
4: Remove from heat when pasta is just al dente as it will continue cooking in the residual heat.
