Easy Pasta Sauce

I came home late and needed to make something filling and quick with little ingredients.  This sauce is actually really delicious!

Categories:  Pasta, Tomatoes, Ground Beef

Frenchman Rating:  7/10,  "It was simple, so it gets a simple grade."

Ingredients

• 1 small can tomato paste
• 3 large tomatoes, sliced in half and then gutted- guts to the side; the rest choppped thin.
• 3/4  cup water
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed and chopped
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 300 grams 'steak haché' or ground beef
• salt/pepper
• 1 tablespoon herbes de provence

Instructions

1. Begin by heating a small amount of oil in a pan and sautéeing the garlic/onions.  After about a minute, toss in the ground beef.  Good for a few minutes, stirring often.
2. Add in the tomato guts and 1/2 the water.  Stir.
3. Add in the tomato paste, rest of water, herbs.  Stir, cover and cook medium-low for 5 minutes.
4. Toss in the sliced tomatoes and salt/pepper to taste.  Stir, cover and cook over low simmer for 10 minutes or ready to serve.