My Mamma's Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (26 ounce) cans red pear tomatoes
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 10 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 dozen sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1 lamb bone (optional)
• 1 cayenne pepper, dried and broken up (a pinch of cayenne powder to taste if you don't have this on hand)
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 cup sugar
• 1 cup dry red wine
• 1 large yellow pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in large heavy pot sauté bell pepper, onion, garlic and mushrooms. add meats and brown. add tomato paste, tomatoes with juice. with a large spoon, capture the tomatoes against the side of the pan and crush.
• 2 add herbs, spice parsley, wine and lamb bone, (optional).
• 3 simmer on low 2-4 hours. best if done the day before and heated through to serve. or, slow cooker on low for 8 hours.
• 4 serve over hot cooked spaghetti.