Finely dice your onion, crush the garlic and grate the carrots
Heat the olive oil in a fry pan on medium heat, add the onion, garlic and carrots, and saute until soft and fragrant.
Increase the temperature of the pan to high, add the beef mince and fry until browned.
Reduce the temperature of the pan to medium heat, stir the tomato paste through the browned mince and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add the Italian herbs, beef stock, rolled oats and first measure of diced tomatoes to the mince, cook for 10 minutes or until the meat sauce has reduced.
Season the meat sauce with salt and pepper