Minced Beef And Red Wine On Rye Bread

Ingredients
- 200g minced beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1tsp mixed herbs
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 star anise
- 100ml red wine
- 100ml tomato passata
- 100ml water
- Salt & pepper, to taste
- 2 slices rye bread
- 30g beef dripping
- 1 Booths Garstang Blue and Broccoli Soup
Instructions
Method:
- Fry the minced beef and onion in olive oil until brown.
- Stir in the garlic, mixed herbs, bay leaf, star anise and fry for a further minute.
- Add the red wine and reduced until the mix is half of the original amount.
- Add the tomato passata and water and simmer for 1 hour, adding a little more water if the mix is too thick.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and keep warm
- Toast the two slices of rye bread and spread with beef dripping.
- Top with the minced beef and serve with Booths Garstang Blue and Broccoli Soup.
Chef’s Tip:
To make your own beef dripping: next time you cook roast beef, keep all the meat juices and fat from your roasting tray and pour into a clean jam jar. It will keep in the fridge for 1 week or 3 months in the freezer.