This dish serves between 4 to 6 people.

1lb minced beef
3 onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
3 tsp salt black pepper
16 oz tin tomato puree
1 tbsp sugar
pinch dried basil
8 oz macaroni
chopped parsley

Cook minced beef in a hot electric frypan, stirring constantly until meat is browned. Add onions and garlic and continue to cook until the onions begin to soften. Add salt, pepper, tomato puree, 2 tomato puree tins of hot water, sugar and basil. Stir well. Reduce heat to 300 degree Fahrenheit.

Sprinkle macaroni over meat mixture. Cover pan with vent closed and cook at simmering point for about 30 minutes or until the macaroni is tender. Stir once or twice during cooking. Sprinkle with parsley just before serving.