Paulette Whitney’s Mum’s Silverbeet Rolls

Ingredients

• 50 gm (¼ cup) long-grain rice
• 2 bacon rashers, finely chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 500 gm coarsely minced beef
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tsp thyme, plus extra leaves to serve
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• ½ tsp sweet paprika
• Leaves from 1 bunch of silverbeet (about 10) stalks removed (reserve stalks for another use, such as silverbeet gratin)
• 400 ml tomato passata
• 100 ml beef or chicken stock
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 fresh bay leaves
• Steamed rice and chopped flat-leaf parsley (both optional), to serve