Spaghetti A La Melissa

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 500 g beef mince
• 1 tablespoon fresh sage, sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, sliced
• 4 big garlic cloves, minced
• 1 brown onion, finely diced
• 4 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 3 teaspoons celery salt
• 1 carrot, grated
• 2 (400 g) cans diced tomatoes
• 3 teaspoons chicken or 3 teaspoons vegetable stock
• 1 1/2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/3 cup red wine
• 1 -1 1/2 cup water
• salt and pepper
• spaghetti, cooked and drained
• parmesan cheese, to serve

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet cook mince, rosemary and sage in olive oil on medium until golden brown.
• 2 take out of pan but do not drain.
• 3 add some more oil along with the garlic and onion and cook until lightly browned (do not burn). about 2 minutes.
• 4 add chopped celery and cook another 2 minutes or until soften.
• 5 add 1 teaspoon celery salt and stir well.
• 6 add carrot and 2 more teaspoons of celery salt, stir for 1 minute.
• 7 add 2 tins of tomatoes and 3 teaspoons of dry chicken stock along with the worcestershire sauce, red wine and 1 cup of water.
• 8 stir well and cook on low heat for 4 minutes.
• 9 add mince back into mixture and cook everything on low heat for 20 minutes.
• 10 taste, and add more salt and pepper, stock or another 1/2 cup of water only if required.
• 11 serve over spaghetti, and use quality parmesan that you have grated yourself.