Beef goulash pasta

SERVES 6 PREPARATION: 10 MIN COOKING: 2 HR 10 MIN

45ml (3T) olive oil

1kg beef goulash

250g bacon, chopped

1 carrot, roughly chopped 1 onion, finely chopped

250g mushrooms salt and pepper

3 garlic cloves, minced

500ml (2c) beef stock handful fresh thyme, chopped 300g spiral pasta, cooked 60ml (¼c) grated pecorino

cheese

1 Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat then add the beef and brown in batches. Stir in the bacon, carrot, onion and mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper. 2 Cook until the vegetables are done and fragrant.

3 Add the garlic and stir through. Pour in the stock and add the fresh thyme.

4 Reduce the heat to low, bring to a simmer and cook for 2 hours or until the meat is tender.

5 Add the cooked pasta to the sauce, toss and sprinkle the cheese over.

Goulash is one of the national dishes of Hungary. We added bacon for extra flavour.