Friday Dinner: Baked pasta

This was an improv put together when we got home yesterday.

Brown 300g ground beef well; season the beef a bit as it's cooking. Remove the beef to a bowl and add some olive oil to the pan. Toss in a minced garlic clove and 4-5 piri-piri chilis. Cook until the garlic starts to brown. Add a diced onion and cook for another minute or so. Add a can of whole tomatoes (including the juice), a splash of red wine, a bay leaf, a good couple of pinches each of marjoram and herbes de provence, and a good grind of black pepper. Break up the tomato pieces and let the sauce simmer for 10-15 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in a small container of sour cream (sauerer halbrahm). Add the beef. Check seasoning.
Put some mostly cooked pasta (we used 200g of whole wheat "pipe rigate" cooked for 8 of the 10 minutes it wants) in a gratin dish and pour the sauce over it. Top with some grated sbrinz and bake at 180c for 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted and browned.

mmm, comfort food