Bolognaise Sauce

Ingredients

• live oil for frying
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 or 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 Kg mince
• 2 x 400g tins of tomatoes (chopped is easiest)
• Approx. 300 ml water (wash the tins out with this water to get all the tomatoey flavour)
• 2 or 3 carrots, finely diced (optional and you can add any veg grated or chopped if you want to increase the veg intake of your family!)
• 1 tbs tomato puree
• Stock powder or cube (I use Marigold vegetable stock reduced salt option)
• Slug of red wine or balsamic vinegar
• Fresh basil leaves or dried basil or mixed herbs