Pasta Al Forno

Ingredients (serves 4-6)

250g Pork Mince

250g Beef Mince

2 Celery Sticks (thinly chopped)

2 Carrots (thinly chopped)

1 White Onion (thinly chopped )

3tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

100g Frozen Peas

50ml Red Wine

3 Tins of Chopped Tomatoes

200g Mozzarella

500g Anelletti pasta

Parmesan to top

Breadcrumbs to top 

Method

Firstly, dice the onion, carrots and celery as thinly as possible.Next, coat the bottom of a large pot in olive oil, add the vegetables and a pinch of salt and cook until soft. Add both the beef and pork mince, cook until brown, add frozen peas and deglaze with a glass of red wine of your choice. Add the tinned tomatoes, cover with a lid and cook gently for at least one hour, ideally up to 3 hours. Then turn off the heat and add chopped mozzarella. Transfer the mixture into an oven safe tin and spread evenly, top with parmesan and breadcrumbs and cook in the of a fan oven at 180 degrees for 25 minutes.