Italian Beef Tomato Sauce
Recipe
Italian Beef Tomato Sauce
Times
- Ready Time : 0 min
Servings
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- little oil for frying
- 2 medium onions, finely grated
- 1 large carrot, finely grated
- 1 heaped tsp crushed garlic
- 1/2 cup red wine (optional)
- 14.5 oz tin chopped tomatoes
- 2 cups beef stock (2 beef stock cubes dissolved in 2 cups water)
- 1 oz finely chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomato sauce (or finely chopped sun dried tomatoes)
- 1 x 4 oz can tomato paste
- 1 Tbl brown sugar
- 1 Tbl cornstarch dissolved in 3/4 cup cold water
- 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
- 1 tsp salt
- little crushed black pepper
Directions
- Fry the ground beef in a little oil, stirring continuously until golden brown. If you don’t stir it while it’s cooking it may go a little ‘clumpy and lumpy’.
- Once lightly browned add onions, carrot and garlic and continue to cook on medium to high heat.
- If you’re using wine, add it now and leave it to simmer for a few minutes.
- Add the can of tomatoes, beef stock and basil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, on low for about 10 minutes.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for a further 10 minutes, stirring every now and then. The water and cornstarch seem to bring everything together! Serve on spaghetti or your favorite pasta.








