Mushroom and Ham pasta sauce

Quick and delicious pasta sauce. I ran out of wine, so used beer instead, a really great substitute.

Ingredients:

• Small punnet of mushrooms
• Chopped leftover ham ( you can use bacon or seafood instead)
• 1 onion chopped fine
• 1 Yellow pepper chopped
• Garlic to taste
• Pinch of Thyme
• Basil finely chopped
• Veg stock cube.
• Half a glass of bitter beer
• Small carton of thick cream
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste
• Pinch of cayenne to add zing, or leave it out if preferred.
• Pasta of choice, I like linguine.
• Grated Parmesan cheese for topping.

Method

1. Boil pasta until al dente then drain and put aside.
2. Fry onions in oil until opaque.
3. Add garlic.
4. Add ham and fry together.
5. Add yellow pepper.
6. Add mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are done but still have a bite to them.
7. Add salt, pepper and herbs.
8. Add veg stock cube.
9. Add beer and bring to the boil, then simmer for about 10 minutes.
10. Take the pan off the heat and add cream,
11. Stir and slowly heat for a few minutes.
12. Drain pasta and serve with sauce.
13. Sprinkle parmesan on top.