Vegetarian beef-style pieces with vegetable sauce

• Chop the onion into half rings.
• Crush or mince the garlic.
• Heat a drizzle of sunflower oil in a second frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the vegetarian beef-style pieces with the Sicilian-style herb mix for 4 - 6 minutes, stirring occasionally. Deglaze with a splash of water and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a drizzle of sunflower oil in a deep frying pan over medium-high heat and fry the onion and garlic for 2 - 3 minutes.

• Meanwhile, cut the bell pepper in half and remove the seeds.
• Grate the bell pepper and the courgette with a coarse grater (see Tip). Finely chop the ends of the bell pepper.
• Fry the grated vegetables with the onion for 3 - 4 minutes, then deglaze them with balsamic vinegar.
• Add the passata, sugar and Italian seasoning. Cook until serving, season with salt and pepper.

Tip: If preferred, you can also chop the courgette and bell pepper into cubes.