Beef and Beans With Pasta | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 carrot
• ½ stick of celery
• 1 - 2 x 15ml tablespoons olive oil
• 250 grams minced beef
• 1 x 400 grams tin of borlotti beans or pinto beans (drained)
• 1 litre beef stock
• 1 x 400 grams tin of chopped tomatoes
• 1 glug of red vermouth or red wine (optional)
• 250 grams macaroni pasta
• Parmesan cheese to serve