Thanks all for the positive comments!
The recipe I used last night was:
- 1/2 white onion finely chopped
- 1 red capsicum / pepper chopped to small pieces
- 3 colves of garlic finely chopped
- 1 x whole carrot finely shredded
- 1\4 cup sliced black olives
- 2 x whole red chillis finely chopped
- 2 tbl spoons of mixed Italian herbs
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 x jars of pasta sauce, any one you like. I'm not at the homemade level yet!
- 1 x small jar anchovies
- 500g beef mince or Spanish chorizo sausage
- 1 tblsp oil
Basic Steps: Cook the vegies in the oil, start with the capsicum/pepper, onion and olives then add the carrot, garlic and chillis once other veg is mostly cooked. Once all cooked, set veggies aside.
Cook mince or chorizo, once cooked add veggies, jars of pasta sauce, Italian herbs, ground pepper, anchovies (cut up with scissors) and mix together.
Add 1 cup of salted water from the water used to cook the pasta, stir and let simmer on low heat for 5 mins.
Serve on top of spag noodles, don't mix together! I add about 50g of butter to the noodles to stop them sticking and for taste. Add grated parmesan and chili flakes to taste.
Enjoy!