Bolognaise

My go-to for tasty, warming dinner. Straightforward, delicious. Feeds 4

• 500g beef mince
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 stick celery
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tin tomatoes (400g)
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• ½ beef stock cube
• shake of worcestershire sauce
• pinch of sugar
• salt and pepper
• vegetable oil

1. Finely chop the onion, carrot and celery, and mince the garlic (if you are cooking for people who are fussy about lumps, you can whizz these in a food processor instead)
2. Warm the oil in a large pot, add the veg and cook for a couple of minutes
3. When soft, turn the heat up and add the minced beef
4. Stir and break up the meat as it browns
5. Add tomato puree and stock and stir together, cooking over medium heat for a couple of minutes
6. Add tinned tomatoes, half a tin of water, sugar, worcestershire sauce, seasoning
7. Bring to the boil and then cook on a low simmer for 45 mins, stirring occasionally
8. Serve with piles of steaming, slippery spaghetti and drifts of grated parmesan on top