Cookery Corner

I'm not sure why I'm sharing this with you, but hey I didn't have a tin of chopped tomatoes in the cupboard (not mad on lumps of tomato anyway, as it happens) so had to improvise a bit....

baked bean bolognese (kind of)

500g lean beef mince (not too lean you need some fat in there)
4 rashers streaky bacon (roughly chopped)
4 good size cup mushrooms (roughly chopped)
1/2 large onion (roughly chopped)
1 teaspoon lazy garlic (a clove or so if using fresh garlic)
3/4 tin baked beans
concentrated tomato puree
worcester sauce

brown the mince in a medium size saucepan on a high heat, then add in the bacon, mushrooms and onion. turn down to medium heat and continue to cook until the bacon is done all the way thru (important as it's piggy meat!). next add in the baked beans (use ALL the juice from the can, but only about 3/4 of the actual beans), the garlic and 3 good squirts (about a tablespoon) of the tomato puree. turn down to a lowish heat, and stir often (as the added sugar in the baked beans makes it stick to the pan easily)....simmer for about 5 mins (whilst still stirring!) then add in another 3 squirts of tomato puree and a couple of good splats of worcester sauce (or more if you like it tangy). simmer for another 5 mins or so, continuing to stir....

serve with fresh carrots and garden peas.

Yum!

Posted By Simon Thornton @ 7:24:37 PM  trackback []  comment(s) []