Mom's Everyday Mince
Mom's Everyday Mince
Jacky
10
15 minutes
45 minutes
South African
Main Dishes
A delicious, wholesome recipe for beef mince that is so versatile it can be used as a "quick" Bolognaise sauce, can be used for taco night, or simply on toast for a delicious treat.
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 4 small-medium red onions, chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon garlic paste (or 1 clove of fresh garlic)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1kg beef mince
- 2 stock cubes (beef or chicken or vegetable)
- 125ml red wine (or water)
- 1 400g can tinned tomatoes, preferable chopped
- 70g concentrated tomato paste
Directions
Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium to high heat, add the onions, garlic, oregano and thyme. Cook while stirring until the onions are translucent (don’t let them go brown).
Add the mince, stirring to separate the mince and break it down and allowing it to cook and incorporate with the onions and herbs. Add red wine or water and allow the alcohol to cook off for 5 minutes.
Before the meat is completely cooked through, reduce heat to low and add the stock cubes along with the tinned tomatoes and tomato paste. Allow this to cook on low heat slowly for around 30-40 minutes stirring every 10-15 minutes or so, just to make sure its cooking through nicely.