I know it's not an English nursery food but this was a staple in our house when I was
growing up. Not such a great memory as ours always had pasta water diluting the ragu! Mine is rich and deep red, slackened down with milk right at the end.
To serve 4-6
500g mince lean beef
2 rashers of streaky bacon diced
2 grated carrots
2 oxo cubes
2 onions diced
1 tsp mixed dried herbs
2 bay leaves
half a glass of red wine
1 tsp gravy granules
Tin of tomatoes
Fill the empty tin with water
2 cloves of garlic
3 tbsp of tomato ketchup
2 tsp brown sugar
Glass of milk
2 tsp Worchestershire sauce
