Fab. Bol. Sauce.

This may look like a long recipe but makes 18 to 20 cups of sauce.  It can be frozen. There are many ways it can be used and when using the outstanding produce from our Farmer's Markets it makes a delicious  and slightly different sauce.
Jillian Ryan and Robyn Harris of  PORK FROM THE PADDOCK  were selling 3 ks of Minced Beef for $24.  I used 2 Ks of Minced beef in this recipe,  so that is less than $1 a serve for the beef in this recipe. 
Need
2 Ks of minced beef
2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
2 large brown onions, diced
4 cloves of garlic, crushed
4 x 400g tins of diced tomatoes. ( or 1 K of fresh tomatoes )
350g, tomato paste
2 large carrots diced small
2 large sticks of celery, diced small
2 zucchini , sliced
2 hand fulls of mushrooms sliced
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
2 Tablespoons of Golden Syrup
Do
YOU NEED A VERY LARGE PAN FOR THIS RECIPE

Gently fry the onion and garlic in the Olive oil
Add minced beef and cook until there are no raw bits of meat evident.
Add vegetables and stir into meat,  breaking up any large lumps.
Cook this mixture for 10 mins,  turning every few minutes.
Add tinned tomatoes and paste,  rinse out each tin with 1/2 cup of water and add to mix.
Add Cinnamon and Golden Syrup and simmer for 3 hours,  stirring so that sauce doesn't catch on bottom of pan.

Notes.
Can add different vegetables,  or Pesto , or a tin of beans,  chilli or parsley
Serve with Parmesan Cheese.
This sauce can be used in,  Spaghetti Bolognaise
                                         Savory Pancakes
                                         Fill Potatoes
                                         On Pizzas
                                         Lasagne
                                         Pasta Bake.

Producers.
Pork From the Padock
Kyneton Olive Oil
Garlic,  John Cole
Vegetables, various producers
Fresh Tomatoes, Golden Triangle Hydroponics