Baked Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 slices pancetta, chopped
• fresh rosemary, chopped
• olive oil
• 1 lge onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 500 g lean ground beef
• 200 ml red wine
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 (440 g) cans crushed tomatoes
• 100 g sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 100 g tomato paste
• salt and pepper
• parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 fry the pancetta and rosemary in olive oil until golden. add the onion and garlic and cook for 3 minutes.
• 2 add beef, cook for 3 minutes, then add the wine. reduce slightly, then add oregano, tomatoes, sundried tomatoes and tomato paste.
• 3 add salt & pepper to taste and bring to the boil, cover and cook for 1 - 1 ½ hours in a moderate oven. (i usually cover this with a piece of baking paper - right on the surface of the sauce).
• 4 serve over spaghetti with grated parmesan cheese.