My Neighbor's Meat Sauce

Total Time: 6 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, fine dice
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 lbs ground beef (or a combination) or 2 lbs ground turkey (or a combination) or 2 lbs ground lamb (or a combination) or 2 lbs ground veal (or a combination)
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon red pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil over medium low heat and sauté onion until soft and just starting to caramelize. add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 more minutes.
• 2 add meat and stir to break up slightly - no need to cook through.
• 3 add remaining ingredients and stir constantly for 5 minutes to break up the meat more thoroughly.
• 4 cook over low heat for 4-6 hours stirring every 15 minutes the first hour and then once or twice an hour after that.
• 5 add additional salt to taste - i have also added extra dried italian herbs, garlic and onion powder to punch up those flavors.