This was based loosely on the BBC Good Food recipe:
- 500g Co- op pork mince - late date reduced to £1.07 - browned and drained of fat.
- 3 rashers thick cut smoked bacon, chopped and fried.
- Large onion - chopped and fried.
- 6 medium carrots - chopped and fried.
- 4 sticks celery - chopped and fried.
- 2 400g tins chopped tomatoes.
- 2 tsp garlic granules.
- 2 inches tomato puree.
- Large glass red wine (shiraz cabernet).
- 1 bay leaf.
- 250g chestnut mushrooms.
- 1 tbsp mixed herbs (basil, thyme, parsley, sage and oregano).
- 500ml approx home made vegetable stock.
- 1 tsp sugar.
Cooked in the slow cooker on low for 6 hours then on high for 1 hour with the lid off, to thicken:
Yielded 5 portions at roughly 380g each:
