Easy spaghetti bolognese

 You will need: 

• 500g pack of beef or lamb mince
• 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
• Cooking oil
• 2 tablespoons of tomato purée
• 1 teaspoon of mixed herbs
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 Medium onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• Beef stock cube
• 400g of spaghetti (or any pasta you like)

What to do:

1. Peel and chop the onion into small pieces, chop the two cloves of garlic into tiny pieces. Fry them in a small amount of oil for a few minutes on medium heat, stirring constantly until the onion starts to go clear.
2. Add the mince to the saucepan and cook until it has all gone brown.
3. At this point drain off the juices that have come out of the meat. Add the tin of chopped tomatoes and stir in, then add the tomato purée, beef stock cube, mixed herbs and salt.
4. Turn to a low heat and leave it to simmer. The sauce may look a bit watery and not very promising at first but don't panic! Once left to bubble away for half an hour or so it will have thickened up, you can cook the sauce for anywhere from half an hour to two hours (if you have the time), the longer you take the better it will taste at the end.
5. When the sauce starts to look quite thick, start boiling a saucepan of water for the pasta. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet and serve with the sauce on top!