Beef Ragù recipe

Ingredients

• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 carrot, peeled and finely diced
• 1 stick celery, finely diced
• 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 10g dried porcini mushrooms
• 2 rashers bacon (or around 60g pancetta)
• 125ml red wine
• ½ beef stock cube
• 250g beef mince (I use 5% fat)
• 200g chopped tomatoes
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 6 chestnut mushrooms, sliced (optional)
• salt and pepper
• a small handful of basil leaves
• Parmesan cheese (to grate)
• 500g fresh pasta (or 350g dried, e.g. tagliatelle, pappardelle or spaghetti)