SERVES 4 PEOPLE - PREPARATION 30min - COOKING 3hrs

This hearty pasta dish is packed with flavour. The beetroot adds a richer tone to the sauce, It’s kind of like comparing a merlot to a shiraz, expect bigger and more earthy flavour thanks to our mate beetroot. In any case if this pasta sauce gets your kids eating beetroot it has to be a winner.

Method

• In a large heated pan (with a lid) pour in a glug of olive oil and then brown off the mince. Drain excess fat and put mince to the side.

• Put pan back on heat add another glug of olive oil and add onion. Cook the onion until translucent and add beetroot, carrot, celery and garlic. Cook out for a few minutes.

• Add beef back in as well as tomato paste. Cook the ingredients out for a few more minutes.

• Add Worchestershire sauce, brown sugar, smoked paprika and beef stock, season with salt and pepper.

• Bring all ingredients up to a bubble and then simmer with the lid on for a good few hours.