Potato And Ground Beef Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 tbsp oil
    500 g beef mince
    200 g celery, finely chopped
    200 g carrots, peeled and finely diced
    1 None onion, peeled and finely diced
    1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
    2 tbsp tomato puree
    100 ml red wine
    2 cans (400g each) plum tomatoes
    15 g fresh basil, cut into fine strips
    800 g potatoes, peeled and sliced
    125 g mozzarella, torn into pieces
Preparation
    Preheat the oven to 325\u00b0F. Grease a 7 x 10 inch baking dish. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the ground beef, stirring, for 8-10 mins, until browned and crumbly. Season then add the celery, carrots, onion and garlic and saute for 2 mins. Stir in the tomato paste, then pour in the wine and tomatoes. Season then simmer over medium heat for 30 mins, stirring occasionally. Reserve a little basil for garnish and stir in the remainder.
    Arrange 1/3 of the potato slices in the bottom of the dish. Cover with 1/2 the Bolognese sauce. Layer another 1/3 of the potatoes then the remaining Bolognese and finish with the remaining potatoes. Sprinkle with mozzarella and bake for 50-60 mins, until golden and bubbling, covering with foil after 40 mins if it is browning too quickly. Sprinkle with the remaining basil to serve.

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