Mom's Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (48 ounce) can tomato juice
• 3 large spanish onions, very finely chopped in food processor
• 6 garlic cloves
• 4 stalks celery & leaves, finely chopped in food processor
• 3 lbs ground meat (we use 2 pounds lamb and 1 beek )
• 3 (284 ml) cans cream of tomato soup
• 2 (7 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper
• 1 pinch rosemary
• 1 pinch oregano
• 1 pinch italian spices
• 1 pinch bay leaf powder
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 10 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 simmer onions and celery in the butter in a very large and thick pot.
• 2 in another pot, cook the meat in the oil.
• 3 drain the meat extremely well.
• 4 add all other ingredients and the meat to the large pot.
• 5 simmer over low heat for 4 hours.
• 6 stir every 15 to 20 minutes if possible.