Meat sauce base for Moussaka, stuffed peppers, base of Bolognese or chili etc.

 

(This is cooked in a frying pan, so is less of a sauce until other ingredients like tomatoes or stock are added).

Ingredients:

1 lb extra lean ground beef

1 tbsp oil

1/2 large red onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, diced

1/2 bell pepper, diced

4 mushrooms, sliced

1 tsp steak seasoning

A few drops Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp chili powder

2 tbsp chopped fresh basil and mint

salt and pepper

Method:

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over medium - high heat and add the ground beef, onion, garlic and pepper and stir fry until brown and crispy. Add the other ingredients and turn down heat, let cook gently until the mushrooms are soft.