Recipe of the day: Three tasty autumn meals with wine pairing suggestions

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups soft breadcrumbs
• ½ cup milk
• 500g lean beef mince
• ½ onion, finely chopped or coarsely grated
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped/grated
• 1 XL egg, lightly whisked
• Handful parsley, finely chopped
• ½ cup parmesan cheese, finely grated
• Salt and pepper
• 30ml olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, finely grated
• 760g tomato passata
• 30ml tomato paste
• ½ cup red wine
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Freshly cooked pasta (spaghetti/linguini/tagliatelle)
• More parmesan cheese, finely grated
• A few fresh basil leaves